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Detection of cytomegalovirus in an immunocompetent adult presenting with acute retinal necrosis due to varicella-zoster virus: a case report

BACKGROUND: To report a case of simultaneous detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in acute retinal necrosis (ARN) due to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in an immunocompetent adult. METHODS: A 65-year-old healthy woman presented with necrotizing retinitis. Vitreous, tears, saliva, and swabs of the auricu...

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Autores principales: Nakamura, Tomoko, Daikoku, Tohru, Shiraki, Kimiyasu, Hayashi, Atsushi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4435049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25999692
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S81020