Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Malhotra, P; Menon, M C; Varma, Neelam; Mishra, Baijayantimala; Saikia, Uma N; Suri, V; Varma, S

Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Date

2008-07-14

Authors

Malhotra, P

Menon, M C

Varma, Neelam

Mishra, Baijayantimala

Saikia, Uma N

Suri, V

Varma, S

Abstract

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.

Citation

Malhotra P, Menon MC, Varma N, Mishra B, Saikia UN, Suri V, Varma S. Cytomegalovirus pneumonia in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2008 Jul; 56(): 541-2