CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND CD4 COUNT CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV) RETINITIS

Introduction: To describe the clinical manifestations and CD4 count characteristics of patients with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis.
 Methods: This is a retrospective study diagnosed CMV retinitis at Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic Dr. Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Malang, between January 2016 to December 2019. The patients’ data including gender, age, visual acuity, slit lamp biomicroscopy, indirect ophthalmoscope, laboratory findings were collected from medical records.
 Result: Twenty-one eyes thirteen enrolled. mean age was 30.9 ± 7.12 years, 54% them male. Bilateral lesions observed in 62% patients, acuity during initial visit 1.50 ±1.07 log MAR. All presented classic form retinitis. Mean when commencing treatment 62.23 ±11.82 cells/µL 77% below 50 cells/µL. Patients < mostly posterior uveitis, bilateral lesion, ≤1.00 logMAR. Ten given oral valganciclovir antiretroviral therapy. Retinal detachment condition noted seven eyes. Candidiasis most presenting opportunistic infection.
 Conclusion: Cytomegalovirus found infected AIDS low counts. In this study, counts tend have more severe presentations.