Herpesvirus Retinitis: How Host Immune Status Shapes the Clinical Phenotypes and Outcome Patterns (IMAGE)

Institute of Science Tokyo

Herpesvirus Retinitis: How Host Immune Status Shapes the Clinical Phenotypes and Outcome Patterns

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The two major types of herpesvirus retinitis, acute retinal necrosis (ARN) and cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR), show distinct clinical patterns, with ARN following a more aggressive course and carrying a greater risk of early-onset retinal detachment than CMVR.

 

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Institute of Science Tokyo

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