title: [Acute retinal necrosis: an adult disease visits pediatrics].
abstract: Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a serious condition that can impair vision. It mostly occurs in adult patients, especially those severely immunocompromised, in association with a reactivation of a herpes virus infection. Clinical and ophtalmological features of ARN and recommended diagnostic and management strategies are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna, Santiago, Chile. jptorres@med.uchile.cl
authors.forename: Juan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Torres T
authors.forename: J Pablo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: López G
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents