title: Cytomegalovirus retinitis in an immunocompromised infant: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a case of bilateral cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR) in an immunocompromised infant.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 4-month-old male infant with severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome was examined for the presence of CMVR. Ocular involvement was recorded and monitored by digital imaging.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The child had bilateral CMVR, with a fine granular pattern, present both in the peripheral retina and posterior pole. There was no vitritis. The active areas of retinitis progressively resolved with intravenous ganciclovir treatment. At the 3-month follow-up examination, no recurrence was observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ganciclovir treatment was effective in this case. The prognosis depends on rapid institution of effective antiviral therapy and on a patient's systemic immunocompetence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital S. João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Breda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Falcão-Reis