CMV retinitis in immunocompromised patient

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in an immunocompromised patient is a serious, vision-threatening opportunistic viral infection of the retina caused by the reactivation of latent human cytomegalovirus It predominantly affects individuals with profound cell-mediated immunodeficiency, most commonly those with advanced HIV/AIDS and low CD4 counts, as well as organ transplant recipients and patients receiving intensive immunosuppressive therapy

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in an immunocompromised patient is a serious, vision-threatening opportunistic viral infection of the retina caused by the reactivation of latent human cytomegalovirus Pathophysiologically, uncontrolled viral replication causes necrotizing retinitis characterized by full-thickness retinal necrosis, vascular attenuation, and dense intraretinal hemorrhages, often presenting ophthalmoscopically in a granular or fulminant pattern Without timely intervention, the infec...

Pathophysiologically, uncontrolled viral replication causes necrotizing retinitis characterized by full-thickness retinal necrosis, vascular attenuation, and dense intraretinal hemorrhages, often presenting ophthalmoscopically in a granular or fulminant pattern

Without timely intervention, the infection characteristically leads to progressive visual field defects, irreversible vision loss, and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment