Cytomegalovirus retinitis presenting as vasculitis in a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis

Cytomegalovirus retinitis presenting as vasculitis in a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis

Paris G Tranos1, Ilias Georgalas2, Panagiota Founti1, Ioannis Ladas21Papageorgiou University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Department of Ophthalmology, “G.Genimatas” Hospital, Athens, GreecePurpose: To present an unusual case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in a pat...

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Autores principales: Paris G Tranos, Ilias Georgalas, Panagiota Founti, Ioannis Ladas
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:78c793148bed4d5b8695b912735c41e22021-12-02T03:25:46ZCytomegalovirus retinitis presenting as vasculitis in a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/78c793148bed4d5b8695b912735c41e22008-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/cytomegalovirus-retinitis-presenting-as-vasculitis-in-a-patient-with-w-a1961https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Paris G Tranos1, Ilias Georgalas2, Panagiota Founti1, Ioannis Ladas21Papageorgiou University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Department of Ophthalmology, “G.Genimatas” Hospital, Athens, GreecePurpose: To present an unusual case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis.Results: A 54-year-old lady with Wegener’s granulomatosis presented with decreased vision in her left eye. Wegener’s retinal vasculitis was diagnosed initially and the patient received treatment with oral steroids. Three days later the patient developed typical CMV retinitis.Conclusion: The likelihood of CMV retinitis in patients with Wegener’s granulomatosis should not be overlooked. Increased awareness in such cases is very important since CMV retinitis may present with less typical manifestations, which makes the correct diagnosis more challenging.Keywords: cytomegalovirus retinitis, Wegener’s granulomatosis, ganciclovir Paris G TranosIlias GeorgalasPanagiota FountiIoannis LadasDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2008, Iss Issue 4, Pp 961-963 (2008)
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Paris G Tranos
Ilias Georgalas
Panagiota Founti
Ioannis Ladas
Cytomegalovirus retinitis presenting as vasculitis in a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis
description Paris G Tranos1, Ilias Georgalas2, Panagiota Founti1, Ioannis Ladas21Papageorgiou University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Department of Ophthalmology, “G.Genimatas” Hospital, Athens, GreecePurpose: To present an unusual case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis.Results: A 54-year-old lady with Wegener’s granulomatosis presented with decreased vision in her left eye. Wegener’s retinal vasculitis was diagnosed initially and the patient received treatment with oral steroids. Three days later the patient developed typical CMV retinitis.Conclusion: The likelihood of CMV retinitis in patients with Wegener’s granulomatosis should not be overlooked. Increased awareness in such cases is very important since CMV retinitis may present with less typical manifestations, which makes the correct diagnosis more challenging.Keywords: cytomegalovirus retinitis, Wegener’s granulomatosis, ganciclovir
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Ilias Georgalas
Panagiota Founti
Ioannis Ladas
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Panagiota Founti
Ioannis Ladas
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title Cytomegalovirus retinitis presenting as vasculitis in a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis
title_short Cytomegalovirus retinitis presenting as vasculitis in a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis
title_full Cytomegalovirus retinitis presenting as vasculitis in a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis
title_fullStr Cytomegalovirus retinitis presenting as vasculitis in a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis
title_full_unstemmed Cytomegalovirus retinitis presenting as vasculitis in a patient with Wegener’s granulomatosis
title_sort cytomegalovirus retinitis presenting as vasculitis in a patient with wegener’s granulomatosis
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2008
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