Acute retinal necrosis in a patient on immunosuppressive treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia: a case report

Acute retinal necrosis in a patient on immunosuppressive treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia: a case report

Abstract Background Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) occasionally develop ocular complications. We report a case of acute retinal necrosis (ARN) caused by Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) that developed in a patient who had severe acute respiratory syndrome due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Case...

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Main Authors: Takeyuki Nishiyama, Hiroki Tsujinaka, Yutaro Mizusawa, Tetsuo Ueda, Nahoko Ogata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Epstein–Barr virus
Uveitis
Acute retinal necrosis
COVID-19
Pneumonia
Immunosuppression
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-022-02692-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-022-02692-5

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