title: Cytomegalovirus retinitis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in an immunocompetent adult patient.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 61-year-old woman with proven CMV retinitis and no evidence of HIV or other underlying immunodeficiencies was referred.
  
  
  RESULTS
  She was referred with history of recent right eye visual loss. In fundus examination, she had signs of retinal vasculitis. After initial examination, she was found to have CMV retinitis documented by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of vitreous sample. She had neither underlying risk factor in any assessed work-up nor any concomitant disease in 10 months follow-up. She received intravitreal ganciclovir with good response to treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ophthalmologists should take into account infectious causes of retinal vasculitis before approaching anti-inflammatory or anti-VEGF therapy.
authors.affiliation: Farabi Eye Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karkhaneh
authors.affiliation: Farabi Eye Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lashay
authors.affiliation: Farabi Eye Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Aliasghar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmadraji
keywords: Cytomegalovirus; Immunocompetency; Retinitis