title: Viral infections of the choroid and retina.
abstract: DNA (herpes viruses) and RNA (rubella, rubeola) group viruses are recognized causes of viral retinitis. Severe damage is often the result, not only because the viruses have a cytologic effect but also because the antigens may cause immune complex deposition that results in vasculitis. Most of the viral retinitides are associated with systemic disease; immune-compromised individuals are more susceptible than healthy individuals. A distinct clinical entity, acute retinal necrosis, affects the eye only in healthy individuals and is associated with the herpes family of viruses.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Weiter
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roh
mesh_terms: D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D015828:Eye Infections, Viral; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*