학술논문
A messenger at the door: cytomegalovirus retinitis in myeloma patients with progressive disease
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Transplant Infectious Disease. Aug 01, 2013 15(4):E134-E138
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1398-2273
Abstract
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is an uncommon manifestation of CMV disease and is a marker of severe and profound immunosuppression in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients. Here, we describe 2 cases of CMV retinitis in myeloma patients with progressive disease, following autologous stem cell transplantation and immunomodulatory therapy for myeloma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of CMV retinitis in this patient population. This report illustrates the need for close monitoring of relapsed and refractory myeloma patients for new presentations of opportunistic infections secondary to severe immunosuppression.