Cytomegalovirus-associated acute retinal necrosis syndrome

B. E. Silverstien; D. Conrad; T. P. Margolis; I. G. Wong

doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(14)71046-3

Cytomegalovirus-associated acute retinal necrosis syndrome

B. E. Silverstien, D. Conrad, T. P. Margolis, I. G. Wong

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PURPOSE: To describe a case of acute retinal necrosis syndrome in which a polymerase chain reaction-based assay provided evidence for cytomegalovirus as the causative agent of the syndrome. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction- based assays were used to analyze a vitreous aspirate from a 70-year-old man with acute retinal necrosis syndrome. The specimen was tested for cytomegalovirus, varicella-zoster virus, and herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2. RESULTS: The polymerase chain reaction assay for cytomegalovirus was positive, and polymerase chain reaction assays for varicella-zoster virus and herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 were negative. CONCLUSION: Cytomegalovirus may be a causative agent of acute retinal necrosis syndrome.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	257-258
Number of pages	2
Journal	American journal of ophthalmology
Volume	123
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9394(14)71046-3
State	Published - 1997

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