Abstract | CONTEXT: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis usually affects severely immunosuppressed individuals. However, some exceptional and isolated cases of CMV retinitis have been described in immunocompetent patients. METHODS: RESULTS: Although the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the development of CMV in an immunocompetent patient's eye have not yet been precisely established, the well known immunosuppressive properties of corticosteroids suggest that triamcinolone probably plays a role in the endogenous reactivation of latent CMV. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Marie-Noëlle Delyfer, Marie-Bénédicte Rougier, Jean-Pierre Hubschman, Franck Aouizérate, Jean-François Korobelnik |
Journal | Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica
(Acta Ophthalmol Scand)
Vol. 85
Issue 6
Pg. 681-3
(Sep 2007)
ISSN: 1395-3907 [Print] Denmark |
PMID | 17403022
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Glucocorticoids
- Triamcinolone Acetonide
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Topics |
- Aged
- Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
(complications)
- Glucocorticoids
(adverse effects)
- Humans
- Injections
- Male
- Pseudophakia
(complications)
- Triamcinolone Acetonide
(adverse effects)
- Virus Activation
- Visual Acuity
- Vitrectomy
- Vitreous Body
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