Cytomegalovirus retinitis in children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Lebanon

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1918-1921

  Samia, Loma ^a   Hamam, Rola ^a   Dbaibo, Ghassan ^a   Saab, Raya ^a   El Solh, Hassan ^a   Abboud, Miguel ^a   Muwakkit, Samar ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIDOFOVIR; CORTICOSTEROID; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEBANON; LETTER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904876763     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: 10292403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2013.854887     Document Type: Letter

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