Neurological manifestation of CMV disease after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cells transplantation--a case report

Ann Univ Mariae Curie Sklodowska Med. 2004;59(2):198-200.

Abstract

A 4-year-old girl who underwent allo HSCT from unrelated donor and developed neurological CMV disease in early postransplant period was described. She had clinical symptoms of radiculitis confirmed with spinal MRI scans with concomitant detection of CMV in CNS by PCR. Several risk factors for CMV disease in the presented case were discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / complications*
  • Female
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / therapy
  • Radiculopathy / etiology*
  • Transplantation, Homologous