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Abstract
Infection of the retina by cytomegalovirus characterized by retinal necrosis, hemorrhage, vessel sheathing, and retinal edema. Cytomegalovirus retinitis is a major opportunistic infection in AIDS patients and can cause blindness.
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- Cytomegaloviral Retinitis
- Retinitis, Cytomegalovirus
- Retinitis, Cytomegaloviral
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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often an opportunistic infect in AIDS
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- Cytomegalovirus Infections (1972-1993)
- Retinitis (1972-1993)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cytomegalovirus Retinitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017726. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017726
- Cytomegalovirus Retinitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytomegalovirus_retinitis
- Cytomegalovirus Retinitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4271835