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Cytomegalovirus retinitis

Cytomegalovirus retinitis is an opportunistic pathogen in severely immunocompromised individuals (eg, organ transplant recipients and AIDS patients). Retinitis occurs in an estimated 30% of AIDS patients, with the incidence increasing as CD4 count falls below 100 cells/mm3 (Contributed by Dr. Rosa Tang.)

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  • Cytomegalovirus
  • HIV
  • Herpes simplex virus
  • Herpes zoster virus
  • Hydroxychloroquine retinopathy
  • Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
  • Refsum disease
  • Retinal vasculitis
  • Sclopetaria
  • Shaken baby syndrome
  • Siderosis
  • Syphilitic retinitis
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Thioridazine retinopathy
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Usher syndrome
  • Vigabatrin retinopathy