Viral encephalitis complicated by acute retinal necrosis syndrome: A case report
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Viral encephalitis complicated by acute retinal necrosis syndrome: A case report.
Acute retinal necrosis syndrome (ARN) is a viral infection characterized by focal retinal necrosis. Viral meningitis complicated by ARN is relatively rare. In the present case study, a 44-year-old male presented with fever, headache and mental disorder. After four days, the patient developed blurred vision. The patient was diagnosed with viral encephalitis complicated by bilateral ARN, based on...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1792-0981,1792-1015
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2015.2557