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E F Bowen1, P Wilson, M Atkins
1Department of Virology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, Hampstead, London, UK.
Lancet (London, England)
|December 23, 1995
Resumen
La retinitis por citomegalovirus en pacientes con SIDA puede causar ceguera en un plazo de seis meses si no se trata. Este caso pone de relieve la rápida progresión y el aumento de la carga viral asociada con la infección por citomegalovirus no tratada en personas con SIDA.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Oftalmología Oftalmología.
- Enfermedades infecciosas Enfermedades infecciosas.
- Virología Virología.
Sus antecedentes:
- La infección por citomegalovirus (CMV) es una complicación frecuente en pacientes diagnosticados con síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA).
- El CMV se manifiesta comúnmente como retinitis, una inflamación de la retina, que afecta significativamente la visión.
- Los tratamientos actuales para la retinitis por CMV ofrecen paliativos, ralentizan la progresión de la enfermedad pero rara vez logran una cura.
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