Case Report: Cytomegalovirus-specific T-lymphocyte infusion for resistant cytomegalovirus retinitis

Cytomegalovirus retinitis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

PURPOSE 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 ...

Aids Presenting Early Cytomegalovirus Retinitis – a Case Report

Cytomegalovirus retinitis and telemedicine

The most common ocular opportunistic infection in AIDS patients is cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, which is characterized by dense retinal whitening and hemorrhage. An experienced ophthalmologist can detect CMV retinitis by looking through a dilated pupil in a highly sensitive and specifi c manner. This indirect ophthalmoscopy technique does not need expensive equipment, but it does require a ...

Cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS.

Cytomegalovirus retinitis is common in adults with AIDS but has been reported infrequently in children with perinatally acquired HIV infection. The cases are presented of two infants with vertically acquired HIV infection who developed disseminated cytomegalovirus infection and retinitis, and who posed difficult management issues.

Cytomegalovirus Colitis in an Immunocompetent Patient: Report of a Case

Abstract Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus that can be consider as invasive infection after transplantation or chemotherapy, long-term corticosteroid users or in immunodeficient patients such as HIV. Different complications were seen in immunocompetent patients but colitis rarely occurs. The diagnosis of CMV was based on pathology by colonoscopy, positive CMV antigen and high CMV-IgM titer serum...