Acute retinal necrosis secondary to varicella zoster virus in an immunosuppressed post-kidney transplant patient

Clin Med Res. 2012 Nov;10(4):240-1. doi: 10.3121/cmr.2012.1091. Epub 2012 Sep 20.

Authors

Elizabeth Chiang¹, Dmitry Pyatetsky

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acyclovir / analogs & derivatives
Acyclovir / therapeutic use
Adult
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Female
Herpesvirus 3, Human*
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects
Kidney Transplantation / immunology*
Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / diagnosis
Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / drug therapy
Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute / virology*
Valacyclovir
Valine / analogs & derivatives
Valine / therapeutic use

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Valine
Valacyclovir
Acyclovir