ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2016
A case report of Epstein-Barr virus-associated retinal vasculitis: successful treatment using only acyclovir therapy.
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- Epstein-Barr virus-associated retinitis: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Possible viral agents to consider in the differential diagnosis of blepharoconjunctivitis.World journal of virology · 2024Article
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- Therapeutic effect of intravenous acyclovir in children with infectious mononucleosis and immune function.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
- Acute retinal necrosis in a patient on immunosuppressive treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia: a case report.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Systemic diseases and the cornea.Experimental eye research · 2021Review
- Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Epstein-Barr Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.Case reports in medicine · 2020Article
- Zika Virus Infects Trabecular Meshwork and Causes Trabeculitis and Glaucomatous Pathology in Mouse Eyes.mSphere · 2019Article
- Retinitis associated with double infection of Epstein-Barr virus and varicella-zoster virus: A case report.Medicine · 2018Article
- Herpesviridae prevalence in aqueous humor using PCR.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to describe a presumed case of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated retinal vasculitis in a 42-year-old female with sudden unilateral vision loss and successful treatment with acyclovir therapy. Diagnostic vitreous biopsy of the right eye was performed to test for EBV and other known infectious causes of retinitis and evaluate vitreous cells and serological testing. Vitreous polymerase chain reaction viral DNA testing result was positive for EBV but negative for herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, and cytomegalovirus. Serologic testing was negative for toxoplasma gondii, syphilis, tuberculosis, and HIV. Histopathologic analysis of vitreous cells revealed atypical lymphocytes. Fluorescein angiography showed disk leakage, occluded retinal artery, peripheral vascular leakage, and ischemic area of the right eye. Intravenous acyclovir, 10 mg/kg/d, was prescribed for 14 days followed by oral acyclovir for 3 months. All lesions have become quiet. EBV may be a cause of retinal disease, and intravenous acyclovir is a successful treatment choice.
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