[Cytomegalovirus retinitis. Blindness in a patient with lymphoma].
We present a case of a 52 year-old female treated with high dose chemotherapy for a malignant lymphoma. After a six month period on maintenance chemotherapy the patient developed a cytomegalovirus induced retinitis which was first suspected to be a lymphoma relapse. She went blind, despite treatment with ganciclovir.
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Medicinsk haematologisk afdeling B og øjenafdelingen, Aalborg Sygehus.
Knudsen
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D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D017726:Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir