Bilateral acute retinal necrosis caused by two separate viral etiologies.

Conclusions and importance: We report a rare case of bilateral ARN with independent infection of each eye by different viruses; varicella zoster in the left eye and, four months later, Epstein-Barr virus in the right eye. Immunocompromised patients are vulnerable to ARN from any of its inciting viral causes, and intraocular fluid should be obtained for diagnostic confirmation from the second eye in cases of bilateral ARN. PMID: 32154437 [PubMed]
Source: Herpes - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep Source Type: research