title: Cytomegalovirus oesophagitis in a patient with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is frequent in immunocompromised patients, especially in AIDS, organ transplantation and rarely in Hodgkin's disease and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). We present a case of NHL with CMV oesophagitis, which has rarely been documented in literature. Apart from fungal and herpes simplex infections, as the common differential diagnosis for oesophagitis in patients of lymphoma, CMV should be considered an important etiologic agent. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment of CMV oesophagitis with gancyclovir can avert significant morbidity and avoid unacceptable treatment delays.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai - 400 012, Maharashtra, India. sshingmire@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hingmire
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bakshi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dighe
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Parikh
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000821:virology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000821:virology*; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir