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Cytomegalovirus Disease in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case Series Study

Akut Lenfoblastik Lösemili Çocuklarda Sitomegalovirüs Hastalığı: Olgu Serisi

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239–244
Publication Date
2022-10-18
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Especially when prolonged (>7 days) febrile neutropenia and lymphopenia is present, CMV must be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: There are limited data focusing on incidence and manifestations of cytomegalovirus (CMV) inchildren with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) apart from bone marrow transplant recipients.
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Key Findings & Data:Fever was the most common symptom (64%).
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Conclusion & Impact:Especially when prolonged (>7 days) febrile neutropenia and lymphopenia is present, CMV must be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis.
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Objective: There are limited data focusing on incidence and manifestations of cytomegalovirus (CMV) inchildren with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) apart from bone marrow transplant recipients. In thisstudy, we aimed to review our experience regarding the manifestations, treatment, and outcome of cytomegalovirus infection in pediatric ALL patients.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical characteristics of patients with ALL that were diagnosed with CMV disease while they were on standard chemotherapy.Results: Fourteen patients were included in the std. Fever was the most common symptom (64%). Eyes,lungs and liver were the most commonly involved organs in CMV disease. Lymphopenia was found in mostof the patients. At the time of diagnosis, 50% of the patients were on maintenance phase of chemotherapy. All patients were treated with intravenous ganciclovir. Two patients died because of concomitantinfections, and two children with retinitis had permanent visual sequelae while others had a completerecovery.Conclusion: In children with ALL, CMV is an important pathogen with serious consequences includingretinitis which may be asymptomatic and result in complete visual loss. Not only during intense chemotherapy but also in maintenance phase CMV disease may occur. Especially when prolonged (>7 days) febrile neutropenia and lymphopenia is present, CMV must be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis.

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Amaç: Kemik iliği transplant alıcısı olanlar dışında akut lenfoblastik lösemili (ALL) çocuklarda sitomegalovirüs (CMV) insidansı ve bulguları hakkında sınırlı veri bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, pediatrik ALL hastalarında sitomegalovirüs enfeksiyonunun klinik tablosu, tedavisi ve sonuçları hakkındaki deneyimlerimizin gözden geçirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Standart kemoterapi almaktayken CMV hastalığı tanısı konan ALL hastalarının klinik özellikleri retrospektif olarak incelendi. Bulgular: On dört hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. En sık görülen semptom ateşti (%64). Sitomegalovirus hastalığında en sık etkilenen organlar göz, akciğerler ve karaciğerdi. Lenfopeni, hastaların çoğunda mevcuttu. Tanı anında hastaların %50’si kemoterapinin idame safhasındaydı. Tüm hastalar intravenöz gansiklovir ile tedavi edildi; iki hasta eşzamanlı enfeksiyonlar nedeniyle kaybedildi, retinitis olan iki çocukta kalıcı görme kaybı gelişti ve diğerleri tamamen iyileşti. Sonuç: Sitomegalovirüs, asemptomatik olabilen ve tam görme kaybı ile sonuçlanabilen retinit dahil, ALL hastalarında ciddi sonuçları olan bir patojendir. Yalnızca yoğun kemoterapi sırasında değil, kemoterapinin idame safhasında da CMV hastalığı gelişebilir. Özellikle uzamış (>7 gün) febril nötropeni ve lenfopeni varsa, ayırıcı tanıda CMV akılda tutulmalıdır.

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AKSAY, A. K., DEMİRAĞ, B., VERGİN, C., CARTI, Ö., ÇAĞLAR, İ., BAYRAM, N., DEVRİM, İ., AY, Y., KARAPINAR, T. H., OYMAK, Y., DÜZGÖL, M., GÖZMEN, S. (2022). Cytomegalovirus Disease in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case Series Study. İzmir Dr. Behçet Uz Çocuk Hastanesi Dergisi, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 3, 239–244. https://ajindex.com/articles/557670

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