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Cytomegalovirus sinusitis in a child with chronic myelogenous leukemia following bone marrow transplantation
Author(s) -
Rayes Ahmad,
Sahni Kiren,
Hanna Christian,
Suryadevara Manika,
Goyal Parul,
Cherrick Irene
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.22938
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic myelogenous leukemia , sinusitis , cytomegalovirus , bone marrow transplantation , leukemia , bone marrow , blood cancer , immunology , human cytomegalovirus , cancer , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , herpesviridae , viral disease , virus
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common opportunistic pathogen. CMV sinusitis has been described in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, but not in other immune compromising conditions. In this report, we describe CMV sinusitis in a child with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) following bone marrow transplantation. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011;56:1140–1142. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.