Cystoid macular edema in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome and cytomegalovirus retinitis.
OBJECTIVE
To describe cystoid macular edema in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome treated with highly active anti-retroviral therapy, who had or had not already had cytomegalovirus retinitis.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
Five acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients, successfully treated with highly active anti-retroviral therapy, were studied. Two had inactive cytomegalovirus retinitis and cystoid macular edema in both eyes. Two had inactive cytomegalovirus retinitis in both eyes and cystoid macular edema in one eye. One patient had inactive cytomegalovirus retinitis in one eye and cystoid macular edema in both eyes.


CONCLUSIONS
Cystoid macular edema may occur in AIDS patients treated with highly active anti-retroviral therapy even in cases without previous retinitis.
Eid Farah
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Department of Ophthalmology, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. mefarah@uol.com.br
Muccioli
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Rinkevicius
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Barata Lima
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Belfort
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D017726:Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents