Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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| ID: sea-88461
ABSTRACT
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed patients. Though acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is an immunosuppressed state, CMV disease has been reported infrequently. We present a patient of adult B lineage ALL who was on maintenance chemotherapy and developed CMV pneumonia. Patient was managed with intravenous ganciclovir and had successful outcome. However, three weeks later patient had a relapse of ALL and died shortly after high dose chemotherapy.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Humans
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Male
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Ganciclovir
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Risk Factors
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Adolescent
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Immunosuppression Therapy
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Cytomegalovirus Infections
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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