title: Cytomegalovirus implicated in a case of progressive outer retinal necrosis (PORN).
abstract: Progressive outer retinal necrosis, also known as PORN, has been described as a variant of necrotizing herpetic retinopathy, occurring particularly in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Although the etiologic organism has been reported to be Varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV) can be an etiologic agent. Our case illustrates the occurrence of two opportunistic infections: PORN associated with CMV and Mycobacterium avium intracellulare duodenitis in a patient with uncontrolled HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Electronic address: msfeir@med.miami.edu.
authors.forename: Maroun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sfeir
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D004382:Duodenitis / Q000382:microbiology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009162:Mycobacterium avium / Q000472:pathogenicity; D009336:Necrosis; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology