Human cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus infection in inflammatory bowel disease: Need for mucosal viral load measurement

Figure 4 Presence of profound, round and longitudinal ulcers covered by a fibrino-purulent exudate (black arrows) and embedded in edematous and erythematous mucosa are clearly evident (panels A and D). The healing process, usually observed after three months from the end of specific antiviral therapy, may result in both white scars (red arrows, panel C) or restitution ad integrum (panel F), passing through a phase of slight improvement (panels B and E).