To describe a case of a 64-year-old male presenting with cytomegalovirus (CMV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV) retinitis coinfection in the setting of Burkitt's lymphoma.
Case report including multimodal imaging and anterior chamber polymerase chain reaction results.
This case highlights the importance of the clinical exam and maintaining high diagnostic suspicion for viral retinitis in immunocompromised patients.
Aqueous fluid PCR can be a useful adjunctive test to distinguish and confirm a diagnosis of viral retinitis. Given the limited sample volume of aqueous biopsy, it is important to prioritize the order of PCR testing based on clinical suspicion of the causative agent.
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 March 2023.
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#3
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