Open AccessFrosted branch angiitis in an AIDS patient with cytomegalovirus retinitis
Author(s) -
Feifei Mao,
Jian Wu,
HuiYu Sun,
Qi Sheng You,
Dan Li
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.09.003
Subject(s) - retinitis , cytomegalovirus , medicine , cytomegalovirus retinitis , virology , dermatology , human cytomegalovirus , herpesviridae , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virus , viral disease
A case of frosted branch angiitis in an AIDS patient with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is reported. The use of PCR techniques for CMV DNA detection in intraocular fluid was helpful in this situation. The appropriate therapy was given promptly due to the timely diagnosis based on this assay.
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