An unusual case of central serous chorioretinopathy in a patient with acute retinal necrosis.
OBJECTIVE
In acute retinal necrosis, which is caused by herpes virus, urgent treatment is essential.


METHODS
Here we present a 47 years old male patient, who developed an acute retinal necrosis in his left eye. Therapy was initiated with systemic aciclovir and corticosteroids.


RESULTS
During the course of disease our patient achieved improvement of acute retinal necrosis but he developed central serous chorioretinopathy.


CONCLUSIONS
The development of central serous chorioretinopathy in our patient was most probably due to the systemic corticosteroids he received. Especially in patients with an intraocular inflammation this diagnosis may lead to severe differential diagnostic problems.
Department I, Department of Anterior and Posterior Eye Segment, University Eye Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. nicole.stuebiger@med.unituebingen.de
Nicole
N
Stuebiger
Sabine
S
Biester
Christoph M E
CM
Deuter
Manfred
M
Zierhut
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone; D000212:Acyclovir