Herpes simplex virus type 2 mediated acute retinal necrosis in a pediatric population: Case series and review

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 559-566

  Silva, Ruwan A ^a,b   Berrocal, Audina M ^b   Moshfeghi, Darius M ^a   Blumenkranz, Mark S ^a   Sanislo, Steven ^a   Davis, Janet L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute retinal necrosis; Antivirals; Herpes simplex virus type 2; PCR; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; PREDNISOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE; VALACICLOVIR; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHORIORETINOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; KERATOPATHY; KIRISAWA UVEITIS; MALE; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OPTIC NERVE PALLOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLOR; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREORETINOPATHY; VITREOUS BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINAL NECROSIS SYNDROME, ACUTE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877114532     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-012-2164-8     Document Type: Article

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