[Cystoid macular edema and cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients treated with antiretroviral triple therapy].
OBJECTIVE
This study evaluated cystoid macular edema (CME) occurring during inactive cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, in AIDS patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and without anti CMV treatment for 10 patients.


METHODS
12 patients were followed over 24 months. Assessment was carried out on visual acuity, biomicroscopy, fundus photographs every month, angiography for each patient, CD4 cell count and plasmatic viral load.


RESULTS
7 patients presented CME in association with chronic uveitis, large CMV retinitis scars and posterior pole involvement.


CONCLUSIONS
CME is a new complication of CMV retinitis occurring in patients treated with HAART.
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Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Avicenne 125, route de Stalingrad, 93009 Bobigny Cedex.
Gohier
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017726:Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / Q000150:complications*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors