[Management of acute retinal necrosis syndrome with cystoid macular edema: a case report].
Acute retinal necrosis is a rare but devastating and rapidly progressive viral retinitis. We report the case of a healthy 46-year-old woman who presented bilateral acute retinal necrosis caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV). Intravenous and intravitreal antiviral therapy was given for 6 weeks and followed by oral therapy. After 3 months, the patient presented a bilateral macular edema which was treated first by laterobulbar injections of corticosteroids, then successfully by interferon alpha-2a. This clinical disease, which can cause major visual function impairment, must be known in order to treat it immediately.
Izambart
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Service d'ophtalmologie, CHU de Nice, Hôpital Saint Roch, Nice, France. celine.izambart@tele2.fr
Zur
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Fiandrino
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Tieulie
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Cassoux
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Gastaud
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000150:complications*