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1325007

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
A case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinochoroiditis initially misdiagnosed as fungal endophthalmitis is reported. An 83-year-old man who was suspected of having cholangiocarcinoma presented uveitis in both eyes. Candida endophthalmitis was suspected on the basis of ophthalmic findings and past history, which included systemic corticosteroid administration and intravenous hyperalimentation. Intravenous treatment with miconazole was not effective. At autopsy, 3 months after the initial ophthalmological examination, the right eye was enucleated and examined histologically and histochemically. Light microscopic examination showed extensive retinal necrosis and numerous cytomegalic cells, so-called owl's eye cells, with intranuclear and intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies. CMV particles were seen by electron microscopy, and CMV-infected cells were observed by immunohistochemical staining by the direct method with fluorescein-labeled antibodies. These findings indicate that in suspected cases of fungal endophthalmitis various tests should also be carried out for CMV.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0021-5155
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
175-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Histopathological studies of a case of cytomegalovirus retinochoroiditis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports