Optimal management of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS
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Optimal management of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is the most common cause of vision loss in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). CMV retinitis afflicted 25% to 42% of AIDS patients in the pre-highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) era, with most vision loss due to macula-involving retinitis or retinal detachment. The introduction of HAART significantly decreased the incidence and sever...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1177-5483
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s6700