Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Non-transplant Setting.
Cureus 2022;
14:e32936. [PMID:
36712765 PMCID:
PMC9873483 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.32936]
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Abstract
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is predominately a childhood disease and around two third of cases are of B-cell phenotype. Cytomegalovirus is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in allogeneic hematopoietic progenitor cell transplant; however, it is rare in patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in non-transplant settings. In this study, we evaluated 72 patients of acute precursor (pre) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, out of which three were positive for Cytomegalovirus.
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