Publications by authors named "Tsukasa Yamawaka"
J Gastroenterol
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) can exacerbate active ulcerative colitis (UC) in patients not responding to standard treatments, and various diagnostic tests (like biopsy and PCR) are commonly used.
- A study analyzed 82 UC patients, finding that higher HCMV-DNA levels in colonic tissue were linked to positive immunohistochemistry results and antigenemia tests, identifying a specific DNA copy number as a strong predictor for positive results.
- The findings suggest that both antigenemia assays and histopathological tests can effectively diagnose HCMV colitis in UC patients, with endoscopic evaluations potentially aiding this process.
