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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
ISSN: 0255-0857 EISSN: 0255-0857
Vol. 26, No. 1, 2008, pp. 79-80
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Bioline Code: mb08018
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2008, pp. 79-80
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Cytomegalovirus oesophagitis in a patient with non-hodgkin's lymphoma
Hingmire, S.S.; Biswas, G.; Bakshi, A.; Desai, S.; Dighe, S.; Nair, R.; Gupta, S. & Parikh, P.M.
Abstract
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is frequent in immunocompromised patients, especially in AIDS, organ transplantation and rarely in Hodgkin′s disease and Non-Hodgkin′s lymphoma (NHL). We present a case of NHL with CMV oesophagitis, which has rarely been documented in literature. Apart from fungal and herpes simplex infections, as the common differential diagnosis for oesophagitis in patients of lymphoma, CMV should be considered an important etiologic agent. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment of CMV oesophagitis with gancyclovir can avert significant morbidity and avoid unacceptable treatment delays.
Keywords
Cytomegalovirus, non-Hodgkin′s lymphoma, oesophagitis
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