Cytomegalovirus retinitis following intravitreal dexamethasone implant in a patient with central retinal vein occlusion

Acta Ophthalmol. 2016 Mar;94(2):e158-60. doi: 10.1111/aos.12783. Epub 2015 Jul 14.

Authors

Lorenzo Vannozzi¹, Daniela Bacherini¹, Andrea Sodi¹, Enrico Beccastrini², Giacomo Emmi³, Andrea Giorni¹, Ugo Menchini¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Eye Clinic, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
² Internal Medicine Unit, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy.
³ Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

PMID: 26172582
DOI: 10.1111/aos.12783

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Aqueous Humor / virology
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / drug therapy
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / etiology*
DNA, Viral / genetics
Device Removal
Dexamethasone / administration & dosage*
Drug Combinations
Drug Implants
Eye Infections, Viral / diagnosis
Eye Infections, Viral / drug therapy
Eye Infections, Viral / etiology*
Ganciclovir / analogs & derivatives
Ganciclovir / therapeutic use
Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
Humans
Intravitreal Injections / adverse effects*
Macular Edema / drug therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Retinal Vein Occlusion / drug therapy*
Valganciclovir
Visual Acuity

Substances

Antiviral Agents
DNA, Viral
Drug Combinations
Drug Implants
Glucocorticoids
Dexamethasone
Valganciclovir
Ganciclovir