Philip A. Pizzo, M.D.

Publication Details

• Treatment of aggressive cytomegalovirus retinitis with ganciclovir in combination with foscarnet in a child infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

  Butler KM, De Smet MD, Husson RN, Mueller B, Manjunath K, Montrella K, Lovato G, Jarosinski P, Nussenblatt RB, Pizzo PA. J Pediatr. 1992; 120 (3): 483-6

  Ganciclovir and foscarnet are both effective for cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, but the benefits of either agent given alone are limited. A child infected with human immunodeficiency virus who had cytomegalovirus retinitis that progressed despite treatment with either agent alone received the combination of ganciclovir and foscarnet. This treatment resulted in a sustained clinical response.

  PubMedID: 1311378