{"title":"Long-Term Follow-up of Cytomegalovirus Retinitis in an Immunocompetent Patient.","authors":"Michael J Maywood, Lisa J Faia, Tedi Begaj","doi":"10.1177/24741264251338042","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Purpose:</b> To describe the long-term follow-up of an immunocompetent patient with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. <b>Methods:</b> A single case was analyzed and a literature review performed. <b>Results:</b> A 47-year-old woman presented with a paracentral scotoma in the left eye. Examination showed parafoveal retinitis. An aqueous fluid tap was positive for CMV on polymerase chain reaction; however, there was no recent surgery or local or systemic immunosuppression. A thorough workup, including pan imaging, was unremarkable. The retinitis resolved with oral valganciclovir and adjuvant intravitreal ganciclovir and foscarnet injections. At the 3-year follow-up, the patient's disease was inactive without development of systemic illness. <b>Conclusions:</b> In patients presenting with retinitis, the diagnostic use of aqueous polymerase chain reaction is critical, especially in atypical cases in which the retinitis might be associated with CMV.</p>","PeriodicalId":17919,"journal":{"name":"Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases","volume":" ","pages":"24741264251338042"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12049361/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/24741264251338042","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"OPHTHALMOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Purpose: To describe the long-term follow-up of an immunocompetent patient with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. Methods: A single case was analyzed and a literature review performed. Results: A 47-year-old woman presented with a paracentral scotoma in the left eye. Examination showed parafoveal retinitis. An aqueous fluid tap was positive for CMV on polymerase chain reaction; however, there was no recent surgery or local or systemic immunosuppression. A thorough workup, including pan imaging, was unremarkable. The retinitis resolved with oral valganciclovir and adjuvant intravitreal ganciclovir and foscarnet injections. At the 3-year follow-up, the patient's disease was inactive without development of systemic illness. Conclusions: In patients presenting with retinitis, the diagnostic use of aqueous polymerase chain reaction is critical, especially in atypical cases in which the retinitis might be associated with CMV.