Immune Recovery Vitritis Associated With Inactive Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
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Immune recovery vitritis associated with inactive cytomegalovirus retinitis: a new syndrome.
OBJECTIVE To describe a syndrome of posterior segment intraocular inflammation that causes visual loss in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and cytomegalovirus retinitis. This syndrome was associated with immune recovery mediated by combination antiretroviral treatment including protease inhibitors. DESIGN A case-control study at 2 university medical centers. PARTICIPANTS One...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.116.2.169