Cytomegalovirus Uveitis with Hypopyon Mimicking Bacterial Endophthalmitis
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Cytomegalovirus Uveitis with Hypopyon Mimicking Bacterial Endophthalmitis
We report an 83-year-old immune-competent female with unilateral endophthalmitis extraordinarily caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV). Since she was suspected of suffering possible bacterial endophthalmitis, she was referred to our hospital. At the first visit, hypopyon in the anterior chamber and the opacity of vitreous body were observed in the left eye. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-6722,2090-6730
DOI: 10.1155/2015/489813