| Autor: |
Lopez, Jennifer, Hong-Uyen Hua, Toy, Brian C. |
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Retinal Cases & Brief Reports; Jul2024, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p451-454, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe a case of a 64-year-old man presenting with cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus retinitis coinfection in the setting of Burkitt lymphoma. Methods: A case report including multimodal imaging and anterior chamber polymerase chain reaction results was used. Results: This case highlights the importance of the clinical examination and maintaining high diagnostic suspicion for viral retinitis in immunocompromised patients. Conclusion: Aqueous fluid PCR can be a useful adjunctive test to distinguish and confirm a diagnosis of viral retinitis. Given the limited sample volume of aqueous biopsy, it is important to prioritize the order of PCR testing based on clinical suspicion of the causative agent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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