title: An Interesting Case of CMV Retinitis in a Case of ALL on Maintenance Therapy.
abstract: Forty-five years old male, a known case of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) on maintenance therapy presented with bilateral painless progressive diminution of vision. Evaluation revealed cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis with low CD4 counts. CMV retinitis is usually seen in HIV disease or in post allogenic stem cell transplant recipients. CMV retinitis occurring in ALL maintenance phase is very rare. The disease is aggressive and shows incomplete response to medical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS], Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029 India.
authors.forename: Pawan Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS], Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029 India.
authors.forename: Aniruddha Purushottam
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences [ILBS], Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rakhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maiwall
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS], New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vineet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS], New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venkatesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS], Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029 India.
authors.forename: Pravas Chandra
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS], Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029 India.
authors.forename: Tulika
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences [AIIMS], Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029 India.
authors.forename: Manoranjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahapatra