Cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: clinical presentations and outcomes

• Published in: Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 26
• Main Authors: Reddy, Subhakar, Tyagi, Mudit, Behera, Shashwat, Pappuru, Rajeev R., Dave, Vivek P., Basu, Soumyava, Agrawal, Hitesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 06.10.2021; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Antiviral drugs; Chemotherapy; Cytomegalovirus; Cytomegalovirus retinitis; Ganciclovir; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Immune system; Infections; Inflammation; Lymphoma; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; Ophthalmology; Original Research; Remission (Medicine); Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; Cytomegalovirus retinitis; Chemotherapy; Ganciclovir

Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in patients with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) can occur even in the presence of high CD 4 counts and can behave differently when compared to CMV retinitis in human immunodeficiency (HIV) patients. It, therefore, becomes important to understand its varied pr...