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Review
. 2004 Apr;18(4):389-92.
doi: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700696.

Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in infancy

S M E Wren  1 , A R Fielder, D Bethell, E G H Lyall, G Tudor-Williams, K D Cocker, S M Mitchell
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Review

Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in infancy

S M E Wren et al. Eye (Lond). 2004 Apr.

Abstract

Purpose: To describe the presentation of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR) in a series of infants.

Methods: Immunocompromised infants with either HIV or systemic cytomegalovirus (CMV) were examined for CMVR. Ocular involvement was recorded and monitored by digital imaging.

Results: Five infants were detected to have CMVR. All the infants demonstrated changes within the macula. One infant progressed from a fine granular pattern to fulminant CMVR.

Conclusion: Infants under a year with CMVR have a predilection for the disease to present at the macula, in contrast to the presentation in adults, which tends to involve more peripheral parts of the retina.

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