TY - JOUR
T1 - Valgancyclovir as maintenance therapy for cytomegalovirus retinitis in a lung transplant patient - A case report
AU - Wang, T. J.
AU - Lin, C. P.
AU - Yang, C. M.
AU - Lin, L. L K
PY - 2004/11
Y1 - 2004/11
N2 - The purpose of this article is to report the use of valgancyclovir as maintenance therapy for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in a lung transplanted patient A 30-year-old woman with underlying pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis received a lung transplant 1 year ago. CMV retinitis developed 4 months later but subsided after intravenous ganciclovir treatment. Unfortunately, the CMV retinitis recurred three times in 1 year while on oral ganciclovir maintenance therapy. To treat the latest relapse, valgancyclovir 900 mg once daily was used as maintenance therapy after intravenous gancyclovir induction. With a 6-month follow-up, the fundoscopic examination revealed old atrophic scar and no active CMV retinits. The patient was able to maintain best-corrected visual acuity of 20/20 in both eyes. In conclusion, Valganciclovir may be used as maintenance therapy in CMV retinitis.
AB - The purpose of this article is to report the use of valgancyclovir as maintenance therapy for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in a lung transplanted patient A 30-year-old woman with underlying pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis received a lung transplant 1 year ago. CMV retinitis developed 4 months later but subsided after intravenous ganciclovir treatment. Unfortunately, the CMV retinitis recurred three times in 1 year while on oral ganciclovir maintenance therapy. To treat the latest relapse, valgancyclovir 900 mg once daily was used as maintenance therapy after intravenous gancyclovir induction. With a 6-month follow-up, the fundoscopic examination revealed old atrophic scar and no active CMV retinits. The patient was able to maintain best-corrected visual acuity of 20/20 in both eyes. In conclusion, Valganciclovir may be used as maintenance therapy in CMV retinitis.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.09.034
DO - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.09.034
M3 - Article
C2 - 15621160
AN - SCOPUS:11144283216
SN - 0041-1345
VL - 36
SP - 2826
EP - 2829
JO - Transplantation Proceedings
JF - Transplantation Proceedings
IS - 9
ER -