Bilateral Cytomegalovirus Retinitis With Co-infection of Epstein-Barr Virus and Varicella-Zoster Virus: A Rare Case
Hirotaka Kondo, Mariko Egawa, Ryoji Yanai, Yoshinori Mitamura · 2025
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Hirotaka Kondo, Mariko Egawa, Ryoji Yanai, and Yoshinori Mitamura describe a rare eye infection case in this 2025 report. The patient was a seventy-five-year-old woman on long-term immune-suppressing drugs for rheumatoid arthritis. She developed retinal inflammation in both eyes, and the damage in the left eye was spreading fast.
Fluid tests found more than one virus at work. The right eye held cytomegalovirus together with Epstein-Barr virus, while the left held cytomegalovirus with varicella-zoster virus. Doctors treated her with antiviral drugs given by vein and then by injection into the eye. The right eye settled, but the left eye worsened and its retina detached, needing surgery. Final vision stayed fair in the right eye and poor in the left. The authors stress that fluid testing is key when an eye infection looks unusual.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hirotaka Kondo, Mariko Egawa, Ryoji Yanai, Yoshinori Mitamura |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |