Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection commonly affects patients who are in an immunocompromised state, such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and during organ transplantation. Although cytomegalovirus infection does not occur frequently, it is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients suffering with connective tissue diseases, including dermatomyositis. Cytomegalovirus pneumonitis and retinitis has been rarely reported in patients with dermatomyositis. We report here on an usual case involving the simultaneous occurrence of cytomegalovirus pneumonitis and retinitis in a 39-year-old female with dermatomyositis, and this woman had been treated with steroids and immunosuppressive agents for the previous 5 months.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Adult ; Connective Tissue Diseases ; Cytomegalovirus ; Cytomegalovirus Infections ; Cytomegalovirus Retinitis ; Dermatomyositis ; Female ; Humans ; Immunosuppressive Agents ; Organ Transplantation ; Pneumonia ; Retinitis ; Steroids ; Stress, Psychological ; Transplants

Cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV), an opportunistic infection of a immunocompromised patient, is a necrotizing retinitis occurred in AIDS or the patient using immunosuppressants. A 31-years-old male taken immunosuppressants after renal transplantation, had white granular foci and perivascular sheathings in the uper temporal retina of both eyes. Serologic test demonstrated positive response to bith IgG and IgM antibody against CMV. Argon laser photocoagulation was done and ganciclovir was intravenously treated 300 mg every 12 hours for three weeks without maintenance therapy. Nine months after treatment, there was no recurrence of retinitis. This result suggests CMV retinitis of renal transplanted patient may not need the maintenance therapy of ganciclovir.
Argon ; Cytomegalovirus Retinitis* ; Cytomegalovirus* ; Ganciclovir* ; Humans ; Immunocompromised Host ; Immunoglobulin G ; Immunoglobulin M ; Immunosuppressive Agents ; Kidney Transplantation ; Light Coagulation ; Male ; Opportunistic Infections ; Recurrence ; Retina ; Retinitis ; Serologic Tests

Cytomegalovirus(CMV) ocular infection is one of the common ocular complications seen in immunocompromised condition, such as AIDS or organ transplant recipient receiving immunosuppressive drugs, CMV papillitis is known to be care. CMV papillitis has, however, a poor visual prognosis because the treatment is more resistant to than that of CMV retinitis. We report a case of CMV papillitis after the renal transplantation which has good result with long-term ganciclovir administration.
Cytomegalovirus ; Eye Infections ; Ganciclovir ; Kidney Transplantation ; Papilledema* ; Prognosis ; Retinitis ; Transplantation* ; Transplants

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