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CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS
Author(s) -
Keith C. G.,
Nauze J. La
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb134569.x
Subject(s) - retinitis , cytomegalovirus retinitis , cytomegalovirus , medicine , ophthalmology , human cytomegalovirus , immunology , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , herpesviridae , viral disease , virus
The appearances of cytomegalovirus retinitis are described in a boy who was receiving maintenance immunosuppressive therapy for lymphatic leukaemia. The retinitis improved on cessation of the treatment and settled completely after an injection of lymphocyte dialysable transfer factor.