Priyanka¹*, Sunita Sabarwal² and Amber Kumar³

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Mahavir Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India
²AIIMS, Bhopal, India
³Assistant Professor, AIIMS, Bhopal, India

*Corresponding Author: Priyanka, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Mahavir Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India.

Received: August 11, 2021; Published: August 28, 2021

Abstract

  Acute retinal necrosis syndrome (ARN) is a rare necrotizing, fulminant retinopathy caused by one of the members of the herpes group of viruses with poor visual outcome if not diagnosed and treated timely. The condition occurs typically in healthy person but may occur in immunocompromised also. We report a rare case of ARN misdiagnosed as toxoplasma but timely diagnosis and treatment results in good visual outcome.

Keywords: Acute Retinal Necrosis; Acyclovir; Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Citation

Citation: Priyanka., et al. “Acute Retinal Necrosis Misdiagnosed as Toxoplasma - Case Report".Acta Scientific Ophthalmology 4.9 (2021): 63-66.

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