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Accelerated diabetic retinopathy and late human immunodeficiency virus diagnosis
Manish Gupta1, Andreas Syrogiannis, Gerassimos Lascaratos
1*Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, UK †Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, Edinburgh, UK.
Purpose:
To describe a case of rapidly progressive diabetic retinopathy in a patient who is human immunodeficiency virus positive.
Methods:
This is an observational case report.
Results:
Fundus examination shows worsening of diabetic retinopathy with new vessels and vitreous hemorrhage in both eyes despite intense pan retinal photocoagulation.
Conclusion:
For patients with diabetes, additional diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus increases the challenge of managing diabetic retinopathy as proliferation can appear rapidly and tends to worsen in these patients.
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