title: Bilateral acute retinal necrosis in a 12-year-old girl.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kolacny
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stalmans
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wouters
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Ranst
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Casteels
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000212:Acyclovir