When dermatomyositis patient has blurring of vision – what goes wrong?

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis occurs predominantly in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) -infected patients. It was also reported in HIV-seronegative patients with systemic autoimmune disorder requiring systemic immunosuppression, organ or bone marrow transplantation, haematological or breast mali...

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Main Authors:	Ng, Christina Wei Khee, Hanizasurana H, Nor Azita AT, Nor Fariza N, Zabri K
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10856/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10856/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10856/1/22_christina_et_al_pdf_94762.pdf

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spelling	ukm-108562017-10-12T21:22:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10856/ When dermatomyositis patient has blurring of vision – what goes wrong? Ng, Christina Wei Khee Hanizasurana H, Nor Azita AT, Nor Fariza N, Zabri K, Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis occurs predominantly in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) -infected patients. It was also reported in HIV-seronegative patients with systemic autoimmune disorder requiring systemic immunosuppression, organ or bone marrow transplantation, haematological or breast malignancy receiving chemotherapy, ocular diseases following intraocular or periocular corticosteroid injection, diabetes mellitus and Good syndrome. However, CMV retinitis in patients with concurrent dermatomyositis and malignancy has not been previously reported. It has not been reported in cancer other than haematological or breast malignancy, or in cancer patient prior to chemotherapy. We report a case of 40-year-old HIV-seronegative woman with underlying dermatomyositis and lung malignancy who developed right CMV retinitis which relapsed after recommencement of immunosuppressant. Both episodes of CMV retinitis were successfully treated after taken her immunocompromised state into consideration. Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10856/1/22_christina_et_al_pdf_94762.pdf Ng, Christina Wei Khee and Hanizasurana H, and Nor Azita AT, and Nor Fariza N, and Zabri K, (2016) When dermatomyositis patient has blurring of vision – what goes wrong? Medicine & Health, 11 (2). pp. 313-318. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/11/2
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description	Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis occurs predominantly in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) -infected patients. It was also reported in HIV-seronegative patients with systemic autoimmune disorder requiring systemic immunosuppression, organ or bone marrow transplantation, haematological or breast malignancy receiving chemotherapy, ocular diseases following intraocular or periocular corticosteroid injection, diabetes mellitus and Good syndrome. However, CMV retinitis in patients with concurrent dermatomyositis and malignancy has not been previously reported. It has not been reported in cancer other than haematological or breast malignancy, or in cancer patient prior to chemotherapy. We report a case of 40-year-old HIV-seronegative woman with underlying dermatomyositis and lung malignancy who developed right CMV retinitis which relapsed after recommencement of immunosuppressant. Both episodes of CMV retinitis were successfully treated after taken her immunocompromised state into consideration.
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author	Ng, Christina Wei Khee Hanizasurana H, Nor Azita AT, Nor Fariza N, Zabri K,
spellingShingle	Ng, Christina Wei Khee Hanizasurana H, Nor Azita AT, Nor Fariza N, Zabri K, When dermatomyositis patient has blurring of vision – what goes wrong?
author_facet	Ng, Christina Wei Khee Hanizasurana H, Nor Azita AT, Nor Fariza N, Zabri K,
author_sort	Ng, Christina Wei Khee
title	When dermatomyositis patient has blurring of vision – what goes wrong?
title_short	When dermatomyositis patient has blurring of vision – what goes wrong?
title_full	When dermatomyositis patient has blurring of vision – what goes wrong?
title_fullStr	When dermatomyositis patient has blurring of vision – what goes wrong?
title_full_unstemmed	When dermatomyositis patient has blurring of vision – what goes wrong?
title_sort	when dermatomyositis patient has blurring of vision – what goes wrong?
publisher	Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2016
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10856/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10856/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10856/1/22_christina_et_al_pdf_94762.pdf
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When dermatomyositis patient has blurring of vision – what goes wrong?

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