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20.07.2018 | Original Paper
Visual prognosis, clinical features, and predisposing factors in non-HIV patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis
Erschienen in: International Ophthalmology | Ausgabe 8/2019
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Purpose
To study the characteristics and visual outcome of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients of a tertiary referral ophthalmology center.
Methods
This retrospective cross-sectional study included 16 patients who presented with CMV retinitis between February 2014 and January 2017. Demographics, clinical signs, course of treatment, and visual and anatomical results were analyzed.
Results
Twenty five eyes of 16 patients were included. Eleven (68.8%) were females. The mean age was 29.37 ± 17.12 (range 11–73) years. Involvement was bilateral in 9 (56.2%) cases. HIV serology was negative in all patients. Best-corrected visual acuity was 0.57 ± 0.55 logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution (LogMAR) at the time of presentation and decreased to 0.69 ± 0.55 LogMAR on final visit (P = 0.332). None of the patients participating in this study was HIV-positive.
Conclusion
CMV retinitis is a devastating complication in immunosuppressed. The visual acuity usually decreases despite aggressive appropriate treatment. This observation supports the increasing incidence of CMV infection in non-HIV patients.