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A CASE OF HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS AND CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS COINFECTION
Jennifer Lopez1, Hong-Uyen Hua2, Brian C Toy1
1Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1450 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, California; and.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to describe a case of a 64-year-old man presenting with cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus retinitis coinfection in the setting of Burkitt lymphoma.
Methods:
A case report including multimodal imaging and anterior chamber polymerase chain reaction results was used.
Results:
This case highlights the importance of the clinical examination and maintaining high diagnostic suspicion for viral retinitis in immunocompromised patients.
Conclusion:
Aqueous fluid PCR can be a useful adjunctive test to distinguish and confirm a diagnosis of viral retinitis. Given the limited sample volume of aqueous biopsy, it is important to prioritize the order of PCR testing based on clinical suspicion of the causative agent.
