Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
"Cytomegalovirus Retinitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infection of the retina by cytomegalovirus characterized by retinal necrosis, hemorrhage, vessel sheathing, and retinal edema. Cytomegalovirus retinitis is a major opportunistic infection in AIDS patients and can cause blindness.
| Descriptor ID |
D017726
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.466.245.150 C02.325.270 C11.294.800.270 C11.768.773.360
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| Concept/Terms |
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis- Cytomegalovirus Retinitis
- Cytomegaloviral Retinitis
- Retinitis, Cytomegaloviral
- Retinitis, Cytomegalovirus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cytomegalovirus Retinitis" by people in Profiles.
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Recurrent CMV retinitis in a non-HIV patient with drug-resistant CMV. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2010 May; 248(5):737-40.
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Delayed extrusion of ganciclovir implant. Retina. 2006 Sep; 26(7):829-30.
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Mutations conferring foscarnet resistance in a cohort of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and cytomegalovirus retinitis. J Infect Dis. 2003 Mar 01; 187(5):777-84.