Open AccessAcute Retinal Necrosis (ARN): Time is Retina (A Case Study)
Author(s) -
Wafa Akioud,
Taoufik Abdellaoui,
A. Elkhouyali,
Fouad Elasri,
Y. Mozari,
Rezaul Karim,
Abdelbarre Oubaaz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of medical and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2593-8339
DOI - 10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.2.780
Subject(s) - acute retinal necrosis , varicella zoster virus , retinal , necrosis , herpes simplex virus , retina , medicine , virus , retinitis , virology , peripheral , immunology , ophthalmology , biology , pathology , neuroscience , human cytomegalovirus
Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is an inflammatory condition characterized by a peripheral retinal necrosis due to an infection with varicella-zoster virus or herpes simplex virus. It is commonly seen in immunocompetent adults and is known for its rapid evolution and poor prognosis. Our case study illustrates the gravity of this condition with an extremely rapid ARN that was hard to diagnose.