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Varicella zoster virus acute retinal necrosis miming papillitis: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Viral acute retinal necrosis is a rare acute uveitis characterized by peripheral necrotizing retinitis with severe functional damages. We reported an unusual case of varicella zoster virus acute retinal necrosis starting with optic nerve ...
Paola Sasso, Gloria Gambini, Martina Maceroni, Federico D’Ambrosi, Lucio Romano, Carmela Grazia Caputo, Enrica Tamburrini, Stanislao Rizzo, Angelo Maria Minnella   +8 more
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Valacyclovir in the treatment of acute retinal necrosis [PDF]

BMC Ophthalmology, 2012
Background To report the outcome of oral valacyclovir as the sole antiviral therapy for patients with acute retinal necrosis (ARN). Methods This study reports a retrospective, interventional case series of nine consecutive patients with ten eyes with ...
Taylor Simon RJ, Hamilton Robin, Hooper Claire Y, Joshi Lavnish, Morarji Jiten, Gupta Nitin, Lightman Sue L   +6 more
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Seasonality of Acute Retinal Necrosis

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2020
Purpose: To study the seasonal variability in the occurrence of acute retinal necrosis (ARN) in a series of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive patients.
Alireza Hedayatfar, Maryam Ashraf Khorasani, Mehdi Behnia, Ahad Sedaghat   +3 more
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Acute Retinal Necrosis in Childhood

Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2014
Background: Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a viral syndrome consisting of uveitis/vitritis, occlusive vasculitis and peripheral necrosis. Few incidents are reported in children.
Yoav Y. Pikkel, Joseph Pikkel
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Unilateral uveitis following adjuvanted Varicella-Zoster subunit vaccine in a patient with previously resolved Varicella Zoster acute retinal necrosis [PDF]

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
Purpose To report a case of intraocular inflammation following adjuvanted recombinant Varicella-Zoster subunit vaccine (RZV) in a patient with previously resolved VZV-related acute retinal necrosis (ARN). Methods Single case report.
A. Trinco, F. Zicarelli, F. Romano, M. Oldani, A. Riva, A. Invernizzi   +5 more
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Clinical features and outcomes of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments in Acute Retinal Necrosis [PDF]

Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
PURPOSE: Rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RRD) are the most common and sight-threatening complication of acute retinal necrosis (ARN). This study aims to analyze the clinical characteristics, treatment outcomes, and factors influencing RRD outcomes in
Shabtab Nasir, Samreen Mehfooz, Soumyava Basu, Rajeev R. Pappuru, Mudit Tyagi   +4 more
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Clinical features and management of eyes with acute retinal necrosis presenting with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment [PDF]

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Purpose: To study clinical features, anatomical and visual outcomes in eyes having rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RD) as the presenting feature of acute retinal necrosis (ARN).
Jinal Gore, Anup Kelgaonkar, Anamika Patel, Soumyava Basu, Avinash Pathengay   +4 more
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Acute Retinal Necrosis

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a rare, progressive viral uveitis, with the majority of cases caused by herpesviruses. The diagnosis of ARN is often delayed, and most patients will have some degree of permanent visual loss. We report a case of ARN in a previously healthy 32-year-old patient.
Bergstrom R, Tripathy K.
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Acute retinal necrosis in a patient with cervical malignant tumor treated with sintilimab: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology
Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is an inflammatory disease that is primarily caused by herpesvirus infection, most commonly varicella-zoster virus (VZV), followed by herpes simplex virus (HSV) and occasionally cytomegalovirus (CMV).
Pei Wang, Pei Wang, Ming An, Mengmeng Zhang, Xiaoran Yan, Nianting Tong   +5 more
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Case Report: Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Acute Retinal Necrosis With Viral Encephalitis in Children

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundFew cases concerning acute retinal necrosis with viral encephalitis in children have been reported, especially cases where the fundus cannot be identified due to severe vitreous opacity in the early stage that makes diagnosis difficult ...
Luyao He, Jialiang Duan, Qingli Shang
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