Bilateral cytomegalovirus retinitis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia while on maintenance chemotherapy

• Main Authors: Vaidehi S. Dedania (Author), Pawan Bhatnagar (Author), Robert P. Santos (Author), Vikramjit S. Kanwar (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Elsevier, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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We report a case of bilateral cytomegalovirus retinitis in a 12 year-old with neutropenic fever after maintenance chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Ophthalmologic examination for photophobia prompted a diagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis. With early diagnosis and prompt treatment, th...