BILATERAL CYTOMEGALO-VIRUS PANUVEITIS AFTER HIGH-DOSE CORTICOSTEROID-THERAPY

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作者
BERGER, BB [1 ]
WEINBERG, RS [1 ]
TESSLER, HH [1 ]
WYHINNY, GJ [1 ]
VYGANTAS, CM [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ILLINOIS HOSP, DEPT OPHTALMOL, CHICAGO, IL 60680 USA
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10.1016/0002-9394(79)90409-4
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R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
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A 30 yr old previously healthy woman who received immunosuppressive doses of corticosteroids developed an unusual culture-proved cytomegalovirus panuveitis bilaterally. The atypical clinical course was marked by bilateral exudative detachments with minimal evidence of retinitis. Any patient receiving blood transfusions and immunosuppressive doses of corticosteroids is potentially at risk for developing ocular cytomegalovirus infection. The clinical presentation of the ocular infection may be atypical.
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