Bilateral central retinal vein occlusions in a Chinese patient with HIV-infection.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of bilateral nonischemic central retinal vein occlusions as the initial presentation in a Chinese patient with HIV-infection.


METHODS
Complete ophthalmological examination and fundus fluorescein angiography were performed in the eyes of this patient.


RESULTS
Ophthalmic examination and fundus fluorescein angiography revealed bilateral nonischemic central retinal vein occlusions and optic disc edema in a 22-year-old man who was HIV-positive. The findings of fundus examination and fluorescein angiography were similar in both eyes.


CONCLUSIONS
This case provides additional evidence that central retinal vein occlusion is probably part of the spectrum of HIV retinopathy.
Wen
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F
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, PR China. wfwzt@163.net
Chen
X
X
Liao
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R
D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012170:Retinal Vein Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity