Corneal infiltration and CMV retinitis in a patient with AIDS.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the clinical features of stromal keratitis in a patient with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
Human CMV genome was detected in plasma, urine, and aqueous humor by polymerase chain reaction. CMV retinitis subsided and the corneal infiltrate was scarred within 4 weeks of systemic ganciclovir treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
This is the first report of the corneal infiltration seen in an AIDS patient with CMV retinitis. Etiological significance of the finding is discussed.
Division of Ophthalmology, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.
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T
Inoue
K
K
Hayashi
T
T
Omoto
R
R
Kosaki
S
S
Higaki
Y
Y
Shimomura
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000821:virology; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000235:genetics; D017726:Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012008:Recurrence
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004279:DNA, Viral; D015774:Ganciclovir