Varicella zoster virus-associated Chorioretinitis: a case report
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Varicella zoster virus-associated Chorioretinitis: a case report
BACKGROUND Chorioretinitis is an unusual form of varicella zoster virus (VZV)-associated uveitis, and no report has described VZV-associated chorioretinitis using serial optical coherence tomography (OCT) images obtained during the course of resolution. CASE PRESENTATION A 61-year-old woman presented with acute, unilateral vision loss in her right eye. Her visual acuity was count fingers in t...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Ophthalmology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1471-2415
DOI: 10.1186/s12886-018-0696-3