Central Retinal Vein Occlusion Caused by Human Herpesvirus 6

Autor: Yoko Takizawa, Akira Murakami, Seiichiro Hayashi, Minoru Tanaka, Atsushi Mizota, Takuro Fujimaki, Toshiyuki Yokoyama
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus. 43:176-178
ISSN: 1938-2405
0191-3913
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20060301-08
Popis: We describe a 1-year-old girl with central retinal vein occlusion caused by human herpesvirus 6. She received systemic corticosteroid therapy. Although there was retinal recovery after the therapy, the visual acuity in her left eye still could not be measured. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2006;43:176-178. AUTHORS Drs. Takizawa, Hayashi, Fujimaki, Yokoyama, and Murakami are from the Department of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Drs. Mizota and Tanaka are from the Department of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Urayasu, Japan. Originally submitted August 19, 2004. Accepted for publication April 5, 2005. Address reprint requests to Yoko Takizawa, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 3-1-3 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan. Supported in part by a Grant-in Aid for scientific research from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture, Japan (grant no. 16591767); and by grants from the Institute for Environmental and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University School of Medicine, and the Takeda Science Foundation. The authors thank Dr. Duco I. Hamasaki, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, for advice and editorial assistance.
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