Bilateral acute retinal necrosis caused by cytomegalovirus in an immunocompromised patient.
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Akpek, EK; Kent, C; Jakobiec, F; Caliendo, AM; Foster, CS
Published in: Am J Ophthalmol
January 1999
PURPOSE: To report a case of bilateral acute retinal necrosis caused by cytomegalovirus. METHODS: A diagnostic vitrectomy was performed on a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma who presented with a bilateral, rapidly progressing necrotizing retinitis and uveitis. RESULTS: Immunohistochemical studies and polymerase chain reaction disclosed cytomegalovirus as the cause of retinitis. The patient was treated with intravitreal and intravenous ganciclovir. CONCLUSIONS: Although rare, cytomegalovirus may lead to an appearance identical to acute retinal necrosis and should be considered among the viral etiologies of this syndrome.
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Am J Ophthalmol
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0002-9394
Publication Date
January 1999
Volume
127
Issue
1
Start / End Page
93 / 95
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute
- Retina
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
- Middle Aged
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Immunocompromised Host
- Humans
- Ganciclovir
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Akpek, E. K., Kent, C., Jakobiec, F., Caliendo, A. M., & Foster, C. S. (1999). Bilateral acute retinal necrosis caused by cytomegalovirus in an immunocompromised patient. Am J Ophthalmol, 127(1), 93–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00250-5
Akpek, E. K., C. Kent, F. Jakobiec, A. M. Caliendo, and C. S. Foster. “Bilateral acute retinal necrosis caused by cytomegalovirus in an immunocompromised patient.” Am J Ophthalmol 127, no. 1 (January 1999): 93–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00250-5.
Akpek EK, Kent C, Jakobiec F, Caliendo AM, Foster CS. Bilateral acute retinal necrosis caused by cytomegalovirus in an immunocompromised patient. Am J Ophthalmol. 1999 Jan;127(1):93–5.
Akpek, E. K., et al. “Bilateral acute retinal necrosis caused by cytomegalovirus in an immunocompromised patient.” Am J Ophthalmol, vol. 127, no. 1, Jan. 1999, pp. 93–95. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(98)00250-5.
Akpek EK, Kent C, Jakobiec F, Caliendo AM, Foster CS. Bilateral acute retinal necrosis caused by cytomegalovirus in an immunocompromised patient. Am J Ophthalmol. 1999 Jan;127(1):93–95.
Published In
Am J Ophthalmol
DOI
ISSN
0002-9394
Publication Date
January 1999
Volume
127
Issue
1
Start / End Page
93 / 95
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute
- Retina
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
- Middle Aged
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Immunocompromised Host
- Humans
- Ganciclovir