Open AccessCytomegalovirus retinitis as a presenting feature of multisystem disorder: Dyskeratosis congenita
Author(s) -
Swapnil Parchand,
Adarsh Barwad
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/meajo.meajo_230_15
Subject(s) - retinitis , cytomegalovirus retinitis , medicine , dyskeratosis congenita , cytomegalovirus , immunology , dermatology , human cytomegalovirus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , herpesviridae , viral disease , virus , genetics , dna , telomere , biology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is an opportunistic infection commonly seen in disorders that affect the immune system of the body such as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and hematological malignancies such as leukemia/lymphoma or organ transplantation. The occurrence of CMV retinitis in the absence of such condition should be thoroughly investigated, as it is a strong indicator of poor immune competence. We here report an interesting case of CMV retinitis as a presenting feature of rare multisystem disorde r "Dyskeratosis congenita."