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Published on: August 7, 2015
[Epstein-Barr virus associated acute retinal necrosis]
D Roquelaure1, S Harbarth2, J S Schutz1
1Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals and School of Medicine, 22 Rue Alcide-Jentzer, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland.
Case Report:
This article reports a case of an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) associated acute retinal necrosis. A 72-year-old male patient presented in the emergency department complaining of progressive loss of vision. During patient management an acute retinal necrosis was suspected and the subsequent diagnostics from a vitreal body biopsy showed positive results only for the EBV genome.
Objective:
The EBV is a rare cause of ocular inflammation. With this report we would like to draw the attention of colleagues to this unusual finding.
Conclusion:
Although EBV screening is not part of the standard diagnostic procedure, its implementation in relevant clinical situations could possibly assist the differentiation between causal relationship and morbidity.
