Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Malhotra, P.; Menon, M.C.; Varma, N.; Mishra, B.; Saikia, U.N.; Suri, V.; Varma, S.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 56: 541-542
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 18846908 Document Number: 615459
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed patients. Though acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is an immunosuppressed state, CMV disease has been reported infrequently. We present a patient of adult B lineage ALL who was on maintenance chemotherapy and developed CMV pneumonia. Patient was managed with intravenous ganciclovir and had successful outcome. However, three weeks later patient had a relapse of ALL and died shortly after high dose chemotherapy.