Retinitis from cytomegalovirus during maintenance treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Pediatrics International

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 288-290

  Kobayashi, Ryoji ^a   Takanashi, Kuniko ^b   Suzuki, Daisuke ^a   Nasu, Takashi ^b   Uetake, Kimiaki ^b   Matsumoto, Yoshinori ^b  

^a SAPPORO HOKUYU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Department of Pediatrics   (Japan)

Author keywords

acute lymphoblastic leukemia; cytomegalovirus; hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; retinitis

Indexed keywords

FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PALLOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINITIS; VISUAL DISORDER;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOSCARNET; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PRECURSOR B-CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PREDNISOLONE; RECURRENCE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 84859904375     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2011.03429.x     Document Type: Article

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