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Cytomegalovirus retinitis treated with ganciclovir in a renal transplant recipient.
- Source :
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Taiwan yi xue hui za zhi. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association [Taiwan Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi] 1989 Nov-Dec; Vol. 88 (11-12), pp. 1152-5. - Publication Year :
- 1989
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Abstract
- Cytomegalovirus retinitis is an opportunistic and vision-threatening disease in immunosuppressed patients. Currently available antiviral agents have been unsuccessful in halting its progression. We report a case of cytomegalovirus retinitis which occurred 6 months after renal transplantation and was successfully treated with an investigational drug, ganciclovir (DHPG [Dihydroxy propoxymethyl guanine], Cytovene, BW-B759U), via intravenous administration, with resolution of active retinal lesions and the cessation of cytomegalovirus shedding in the urine. There was neither a recurrence of cytomegalovirus retinitis nor an occurrence of retinal detachment during the 9-month follow-up after intravenous ganciclovir therapy.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0371-7682
- Volume :
- 88
- Issue :
- 11-12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Taiwan yi xue hui za zhi. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2561486