| Literature DB >> 25278806 |
Ricardo E Marrocos de Aragão1, Ieda M A Barreira1, Barbara L A Arrais1, Leidiane A Pereira1, Carine S Ramos1.
Abstract
Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is an uncommon necrotizing, fulminant retinopathy caused by the herpes simplex virus types 1 or 2 or by the varicella zoster vírus with visually devastating consequences. Generally it occurs in patients who are systemically healthy, but occasionally occurs in immunocompromised host. We report a case of bilateral ARN in a patient with AIDS with a good final visual outcome.Entities:
Keywords: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Acute; Herpes simplex; Retinal detachment; Retinal necrosis syndrome; Uveitis
Year: 2013 PMID: 25278806 PMCID: PMC4181460 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2013.11.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Saudi J Ophthalmol ISSN: 1319-4534