Ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus retinitis in a 4-month-old infant

Galia A Deitz; Emily A McCourt; Alan Palestine; Ellen R Miller; Michael J Bozzella

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.08.264

Ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus retinitis in a 4-month-old infant

J AAPOS. 2022 Dec;26(6):336-338. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.08.264. Epub 2022 Sep 22.

Authors

Galia A Deitz¹, Emily A McCourt², Alan Palestine², Ellen R Miller³, Michael J Bozzella⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado. Electronic address: galia.deitz@cuanschutz.edu.
² Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
³ The Children's Eye Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.

PMID: 36152756
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2022.08.264

Abstract

We present a case of ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV) in a 4-month-old boy with congenital CMV infection. This case highlights the potential utility of a combination of intermittent viral load monitoring and retinal examinations in cases of congenital CMV with retinitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections* / drug therapy
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Cytomegalovirus / genetics
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis* / diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis* / drug therapy
Ganciclovir / therapeutic use
Humans
Infant
Male

Substances

Ganciclovir
Antiviral Agents