中华医学杂志（英文版）2011，Vol.124Issue(8)：1134-1138,5.DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.08.003
Cytomegalovirus retinitis associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Cytomegalovirus retinitis associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
摘要
Abstract
Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis is the most severe intraocular complication that results in total retinal destruction and loss of visual acuity in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This study aimed to investigate the fundus characteristics, systemic manifestations and therapeutic outcomes of CMV retinitis associated with AIDS.Methods It was a retrospective case series. CMV retinitis was present in 39 eyes (25 patients). Best corrected visual acuities, anterior segment, fundus features, fundus fluorescence angiography (FFA) and CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts of the patients with CMV retinitis associated with AIDS were analyzed. Intravitreal injections of ganciclovir (400 μg) were performed in 4 eyes (2 patients).Results Retinal vasculitis, dense, full-thickness, yellow-white lesions along vascular distribution with irregular granules at the border, and hemorrhage on the retinal surface were present in 28 eyes. The vitreous was clear or mildly opaque.Late stage of the retinopathy was demonstrated in 8 eyes characterized as atrophic retina, sclerotic and attenuated vessels, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) atrophy, and optic nerve atrophy. Retinal detachment was found in 3 eyes. The average CD4+ T-lymphocyte count in peripheral blood of the patients with CMV retinitis was (30.6±25.3) ×106/L (range,(0-85) × 106/L). After intravitreal injections of ganciclovir, visual acuity was improved and fundus lesions regressed.Conclusions CMV retinitis is the most severe and the most common intraocular complication in patients with AIDS. For the patients with yellow-white retinal lesions, hemorrhage and retinal vasculitis without clear cause, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) serology should be performed. Routine eye examination is also indicated in HIV positive patients.关键词
cytomegalovirus retinitis/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome/ganciclovirKey words
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GENG Shuang,YE Jun-jie,ZHAO Jia-liang,LI Tai-sheng,HAN Yang..Cytomegalovirus retinitis associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome[J].中华医学杂志（英文版）,2011,124(8):1134-1138,5.基金项目
This work was supported by a grant from National Key Technologies R&D Program for the 11th Five-year Plan (No.2008ZX10001-006) （No.2008ZX10001-006）
