Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2700662 | Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is an uncommon necrotizing, fulminant retinopathy caused by the herpes simplex virus types 1 or 2 or by the varicella zoster vírus with visually devastating consequences. Generally it occurs in patients who are systemically healthy, but occasionally occurs in immunocompromised host. We report a case of bilateral ARN in a patient with AIDS with a good final visual outcome.
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Authors
Ricardo E. Marrocos de Aragão, Ieda M.A. Barreira, Barbara L.A. Arrais, Leidiane A. Pereira, Carine S. Ramos,