title: Serpiginous choroiditis and acute retinal necrosis occurring in the same patient.
abstract: We describe a rare association of serpiginous choroiditis with necrotizing retinitis having clinical features of acute retinal necrosis (ARN). A 23-year-old male developed ARN in the fellow eye while he was on tapering doses of immunosuppressive medications for unilateral serpiginous choroiditis. The association may represent a common viral etiology of the two diseases or may be due to the development of ARN due to general state of iatrogenic immunosuppression. This report also highlights the importance of a detailed evaluation of both the eyes on regular follow-up visits in the patients receiving iatrogenic immunosuppression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Aditi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Jyotirmay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002833:Choroiditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012173:Retinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult