Acute retinal necrosis

Acute retinal necrosis
Classification and external resources
eMedicine oph/377
MeSH D015882

Acute retinal necrosis is a type of retinitis which can be associated with viral infections.

It was first characterized in 1971.[1][2]

One study indicated an incidence of 1 per 1.6 to 2.0 million.[3]

Causes

The exact causes are not known, but varicella zoster virus is frequently implicated,[4] and other herpesviruses can be involved.[5]

Treatment

Treatments that have been used include foscarnet,[6] valacyclovir and famciclovir.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "eMedicine - Acute Retinal Necrosis : Article by Andrew A Dahl, MD". Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-05.
  2. ↑ Urayama A, Yamada N, Sasaki T: Unilateral acute uveitis with retinal periarteritis and detachment. Jpn J Clin Ophthalmol 1971; 25: 607.
  3. ↑ Muthiah MN, Michaelides M, Child CS, Mitchell SM (2007). "Acute retinal necrosis: a national population‐based study to assess the incidence, methods of diagnosis, treatment strategies and outcomes in the UK". Br J Ophthalmol 91 (11): 1452–5. doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.114884. PMC 2095441. PMID 17504853.
  4. ↑ Lau CH, Missotten T, Salzmann J, Lightman SL (2007). "Acute retinal necrosis features, management, and outcomes". Ophthalmology 114 (4): 756–62. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.08.037. PMID 17184841.
  5. ↑ Kezuka T, Atherton SS (2007). "Acute retinal necrosis". Chem Immunol Allergy. Chemical Immunology and Allergy 92: 244–53. doi:10.1159/000099275. ISBN 3-8055-8187-4. PMID 17264500.
  6. ↑ King J, Chung M, DiLoreto DA (2007). "A 9 year-old girl with herpes simplex virus type 2 acute retinal necrosis treated with intravitreal foscarnet". Ocul. Immunol. Inflamm. 15 (5): 395–8. doi:10.1080/09273940701486431. PMID 17972224.
  7. ↑ Emerson GG, Smith JR, Wilson DJ, Rosenbaum JT, Flaxel CJ (2006). "Primary treatment of acute retinal necrosis with oral antiviral therapy". Ophthalmology 113 (12): 2259–61. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.05.063. PMID 16996614.

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