Juxtapapillary cytomegalovirus retinitis with optic neuritis.
A 49-year-old man with AIDS developed acute monocular visual loss and an ipsilateral swollen optic disc with a large right relative afferent pupillary defect, a nerve fiber bundle visual field defect, and a peripapillary retinal infiltrate. Lumbar puncture disclosed cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA on polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Treatment with oral valganciclovir produced complete resolution of the visual deficits and the fundus abnormality. This case differs from previously reported cases of CMV optic neuritis in which visual function has been irreversibly lost.
Department of Ophthalmology, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom. alexioannidis@hotmail.com
Alexander S
AS
Ioannidis
James
J
Bacon
Peggy
P
Frith
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017726:Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology*; D010211:Papilledema / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004279:DNA, Viral; D015774:Ganciclovir