Le Clech Lenaïg, Ianotto Jean-Christophe, Quintin-Roue Isabelle, Tempescul Adrian
Department of Clinical Haematology, Institute of Cancerology and Hematology, University Hospital Brest, Brest, France.
BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Jan 9;2013:bcr2012006672. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006672.
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) encephalitis is a rare infection that immunodeficient patients, mainly where HIV-positive, may suffer from. Several cases were described when complications with the treatment with monoclonal antibodies, like rituximab, for malignant lymphomas. We will describe here the case of a patient, who has developed CMV gastritis, then CMV encephalitis after the treatment of a CLL with a chemotherapy and maintenance therapy with rituximab.
巨细胞病毒(CMV)脑炎是一种罕见的感染,免疫缺陷患者,主要是艾滋病毒呈阳性的患者可能会患上这种疾病。有几例报告描述了恶性淋巴瘤患者在使用单克隆抗体(如利妥昔单抗)治疗时出现的并发症。我们在此将描述一名患者的病例,该患者在接受慢性淋巴细胞白血病(CLL)化疗及利妥昔单抗维持治疗后,先患上了CMV胃炎,随后又患上了CMV脑炎。