Bilateral acute retinal necrosis in a 12-year-old girl.
Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a severe ocular syndrome consisting of a moderate-to-severe anterior uveitis, vasculitis, and vaso-occlusive retinal necrosis. It can occur in healthy individuals at any age, but reports of this condition in children are rare.
Kolacny
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Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Stalmans
P
P
Wouters
C
C
Van Ranst
M
M
Casteels
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I
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000209:etiology; D015866:Uveitis, Posterior / Q000209:etiology; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir