Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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.
Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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Malhotra
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Neelam
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D000293:Adolescent; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012307:Risk Factors
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir