 Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
"Cytomegalovirus Retinitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infection of the retina by cytomegalovirus characterized by retinal necrosis, hemorrhage, vessel sheathing, and retinal edema. Cytomegalovirus retinitis is a major opportunistic infection in AIDS patients and can cause blindness.
| Descriptor ID |
D017726
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.466.245.150 C02.325.270 C11.294.800.270 C11.768.773.360
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| Concept/Terms |
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis- Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
- Cytomegaloviral Retinitis
- Retinitis, Cytomegaloviral
- Retinitis, Cytomegalovirus
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cytomegalovirus Retinitis" by people in Profiles.
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Deitz GA, McCourt EA, Palestine A, Miller ER, Bozzella MJ. Ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus retinitis in a 4-month-old infant. J AAPOS. 2022 12; 26(6):336-338.
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Larochelle MB, Phan R, Craddock J, Abzug MJ, Curtis D, Robinson CC, Giller RH, Cosgrove S, Siringo F, McCourt E, Palestine AG. Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplants: Report of a Recent Cluster and the Development of a Screening Protocol. Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 Mar; 175:8-15.
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Dunn JH, Weinberg A, Chan LK, Mandava N, Levi ME, Olson JL. Long-term suppression of multidrug-resistant cytomegalovirus retinitis with systemically administered leflunomide. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Jul; 131(7):958-60.
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Levi ME, Mandava N, Chan LK, Weinberg A, Olson JL. Treatment of multidrug-resistant cytomegalovirus retinitis with systemically administered leflunomide. Transpl Infect Dis. 2006 Mar; 8(1):38-43.
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Weinberg A, Jabs DA, Chou S, Martin BK, Lurain NS, Forman MS, Crumpacker C. Mutations conferring foscarnet resistance in a cohort of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and cytomegalovirus retinitis. J Infect Dis. 2003 Mar 01; 187(5):777-84.
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Martin DF, Kuppermann BD, Wolitz RA, Palestine AG, Li H, Robinson CA. Oral ganciclovir for patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis treated with a ganciclovir implant. Roche Ganciclovir Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1999 Apr 08; 340(14):1063-70.
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Jabs DA, Bolton SG, Dunn JP, Palestine AG. Discontinuing anticytomegalovirus therapy in patients with immune reconstitution after combination antiretroviral therapy. Am J Ophthalmol. 1998 Dec; 126(6):817-22.
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Palestine AG. Intraocular therapy for cytomegalovirus retinitis. J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care. 1996 May; 2(5):25-8.
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Walter KA, Coulter VL, Palay DA, Taravella MJ, Grossniklaus HE, Edelhauser H F. Corneal endothelial deposits in patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 1996 Apr; 121(4):391-6.
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