Cytomegalovirus retinitis: Difference between revisions

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'''Cytomegalovirus retinitis''', also known as '''CMV retinitis''', is an inflammation of the [[retina]] of the [[human eye|eye]] that can lead to [[blindness]].<ref name="nih">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000665.htm|title=Cytomegalovirus retinitis : MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia|website=www.nlm.nih.gov|access-date=2016-03-14}}</ref> Caused by [[human cytomegalovirus]], it occurs predominantly in people whose [[immune system]] has been compromised, 15-40% of those infected with AIDS.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7XTAwAAQBAJ|title=Principles and Practice of Vitreoretinal Surgery|last=V|first=Narendran|last2=Kothari|first2=Abhishek|date=2014-05-30|publisher=JP Medical Ltd|page=571|isbn=9789351520979|language=en}}</ref> There are different types of [[retinitis]], such as retinitis pigmentosa (causes [[tunnel vision]]).{{medical citation needed|date=March 2016}}

 

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==Further reading==

*{{Cite journal|last=Campbell|first=Robert J|last2=Chow|first2=Benjamin|last3=Victor|first3=Gary|last4=Kravcik|first4=Steven|last5=Hodge|first5=William G|date=2001-01-01|title=Treatment of CMV retinitis with intravitral ganciclovir in the HAART era|journal=The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases|volume=12|issue=5|pages=300–304|issn=1180-2332|pmc=2094829|pmid=18159353|doi=10.1155/2001/851845}}

 

*{{Cite web|url=https://nei.nih.gov/news/pressreleases/gipressrelease|title=Eye Implant Effective in Treating CMV Retinitis {{!}} National Eye Institute|website=nei.nih.gov|access-date=2016-03-17}}

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