Τίτλος:
Herpes simplex virus type 2: a cause of acute retinal necrosis syndrome
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Purpose: To describe a case of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) acute
retinal necrosis syndrome (ARN) in a 13-year-old immunocompetent girl.
Methods: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), cultures, flow cytometry, and
cytology were performed on the vitreous sample. Results: Both PCR
studies and vitreous cultures revealed HSV-2 as the cause of ARN. Flow
cytometry showed CD4+, CD8+, and natural killer cells. The visual
outcome of the patient was 20/200. Conclusion: Successful culture of
HSV-2 from the vitreous specimen in a patient with ARN proved HSV-2 to
be one of the causes of ARN. The successful culture of HSV-2 has not
been previously reported.
Συγγραφείς:
Markomichelakis, NN
Zafirakis, P
Karambogia-Karefillidi, P and
Drakoulis, N
Vagiakou-Boudri, E
Paterakis, G
Apostolopoulos,
M
Περιοδικό:
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
Εκδότης:
SWETS ZEITLINGER PUBLISHERS
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
acute retinal necrosis syndrome; herpes simplex virus type 2
DOI:
10.1076/ocii.9.2.103.3974