Journal Reviews

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Viral uveitis

1 October 2019 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, rubella virus, varicella-zoster virus, viral anterior uveitis

This review covers viral causes of anterior uveitis. A viral aetiology should be suspected when anterior uveitis is accompanied by ocular hypertension, diffuse stellate keratic precipitates or the presence of iris atrophy. Most common viruses associated are herpes simplex, varicella-zoster...

CMV assessment

1 April 2019 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | AIDS-related opportunistic infections, CMV retinitis, cytomegalovirus, diagnosis CMV retinitis, eye examination in AIDS, treatment CMV retinitis

This is a retrospective, cross-sectional review of medical records from a consecutive series of patients with AIDS-related cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis who were examined at five HIV disease clinics in Yangon, Myanmar, in November 2006. All patients with CD4+ T lymphocytes...