An HIV patient with a CD4 count below 25 presenting with vision loss and floaters likely has CMV retinitis, which is treated with ganciclovir.
For HIV patients with CD4 counts < 25 experiencing vision loss and floaters, the disease is likely CMV retinitis, treated with ganciclovir.
Front | HIV patient with CD < 25 → complains of loss of vision and floaters in field of sight → disease → drug given [?] |
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Back | CMS retinitis → ganciclovir |
Tags: antiviral, drugs
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