title: Progressive outer retinal necrosis: a missed diagnosis and a blind, young woman.
abstract: We present a 33-year-old woman with a history significant for HIV/AIDS (CD4 count of 17) and diabetes mellitus who was diagnosed as having progressive outer retinal necrosis (PORN) after presenting with peripheral vision loss. This case provided a diagnostic challenge and demonstrates the devastating effects of a misdiagnosis as it pertains to PORN.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Parth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parekh
authors.forename: Edward C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Oldfield
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Marik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015882:Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D013129:Spinal Puncture