Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 231.6 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534
Deprecated: Implicit conversion from float 231.6 to int loses precision in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 534 Case+Rep+Ophthalmol+Med 2021 ; 2021 (ä): 7336488 Nephropedia Template TP
gab.com Text
Twit Text FOAVip
Twit Text #
English Wikipedia
Reactivation of Acute Retinal Necrosis following SARS-CoV-2 Infection #MMPMID34336325
Gonzalez MP; Rios R; Pappaterra M; Hernandez M; Toledo A; Santos C; Emanuelli A; Kurup SK; Oliver AL
Case Rep Ophthalmol Med 2021[]; 2021 (ä): 7336488 PMID34336325show ga
PURPOSE: To report on a case of reactivation of acute retinal necrosis following SARS-CoV-2 infection. METHODS: Observational case report. Observations. A 32-year-old female with a distant history of left retinal detachment secondary to necrotizing herpetic retinitis complained of right-eye vision loss, pain, redness, and photophobia. An ophthalmological examination revealed findings consistent with acute retinal necrosis of the right eye. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of the right vitreous was positive for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) screening test using reverse transcriptase- (RT-) PCR was positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. CONCLUSIONS: Our case suggests that COVID-19 may cause a latent HSV infection to reactivate, causing contralateral involvement in patients with a prior history of HSV-associated acute retinal necrosis.