Three Cases of Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in the Immunosuppressed Kidney Transplant Patients.
- Author:
Min Young PARK
1
;
Young Hoon OHN
;
Song Hee PARK
;
Hanho SHIN
;
Hi Bahl LEE
;
Wung Soo HWANG
;
Chang Yong CHA
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
CMV retinitis;
Kidney transplant patients
- MeSH:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome;
Adult;
Child;
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis*;
Cytomegalovirus*;
Drug Therapy;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Immunosuppressive Agents;
Infant, Newborn;
Kidney*;
Mortality;
Retinitis;
Transplants
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1993;34(9):918-923
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cytomegalovirus(CMV) infection in normal adults and children is usually asymptomatic. However, CMV represents a potent opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised hosts, such as neonate, victims of acquired immune deficiency syndrome, organ transplant recipients, and patients receiving immunosuppressive chemotherapy, in whom the virus is capable of causing severe morbidity and mortality. We report three cases of CMV retinitis in the kedney transplat. patients who had been treated with immunosuppressants after transplant.
