Cytomegalovirus retinitis occurring as a complication of HyperCVAD chemotherapy: Report of two cases
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2018 Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is usually diagnosed in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and in solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. It produces a characteristic necrotizing retinitis which is a sight-threatening
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Acute Herpetic Keratitis: What is the Role for Ganciclovir Ophthalmic Gel? [PDF]
, 2012 Herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) is a major cause of corneal blindness in the world. Following the primary infection, the virus enters into a latent phase.
Hamrah, Pedram, Sahin, Afsun
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Case Reports in Oncology, 2010 Viral retinitis due to cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is rare in patients with acute leukemia who did not receive hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. We report a case of CMV retinitis that developed in a 49-year-old patient with acute lymphoblastic
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Sequential anti-cytomegalovirus response monitoring may allow prediction of cytomegalovirus reactivation after allogeneic stem cell transplantation [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Reconstitution of cytomegalovirus-specific CD3+CD8+ T cells (CMV-CTLs) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is necessary to bring cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation under control. However, the parameters determining
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Cytomegalovirus retinitis treated with valganciclovir in Wegener’s granulomatosis
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2012 Yoshiaki Kabata1, Genichiro Takahashi1, Hiroshi Tsuneoka21Department of Ophthalmology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Katsushika Medical Center, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato ...
Kabata Y, Takahashi G, Tsuneoka H
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Varicella-Zoster Virus Is Strongly Associated with Atypical Necrotizing Herpetic Retinopathies [PDF]
, 2017 Aqueous humor samples from nine patients with atypical necrotizing retinopathies of suspected viral origin, six with acute retinal necrosis syndrome (ARN), and 17 with active cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis underwent amplification for viral DNA of herpes
Böhnke, M., Garweg, J.
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Optimal management of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2010 Michael W StewartDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mayo School of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USAAbstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is the most common cause of vision loss in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Michael W Stewart
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Cytomegalovirus Retinitis after Multiple Ocular Surgeries in an Immunocompetent Patient
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2012 Purpose: To describe the case of a 74-year-old man who developed cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis after multiple ocular surgeries. Methods: Observational case report.
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Monitoring of Trough Plasma Ganciclovir Levels and Peripheral Blood Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-Specific CD8+ T Cells To Predict CMV DNAemia Clearance in Preemptively Treated Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients [PDF]
, 2014 It is uncertain whether monitoring plasma ganciclovir (GCV) levels is useful in predicting cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNAemia clearance in preemptively treated allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients.
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2001 Nearly 34 million people are currently living with HIV/AIDS: ocular complications are common, affecting 50% to 75% of all such patients at some point during the course of their illness.
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