CMV retinitis presents with cotton wool exudates, photopsia, and floaters in AIDS patients (with CD count <50), potentially leading to retinal detachment, and is treated with ganciclovir or foscarnet.
La retinitis por CMV se caracteriza por exudados algodonosos, fotopsia y miodesopsias en pacientes con SIDA (con recuento de CD <50), pudiendo causar desprendimiento de retina, y se trata con ganciclovir o foscarnet.
| Front | Identify the condition → associated complication → treatment Cotton wool exudates Photopsia Floaters Loss of vision Retinal detachment AIDS |
|---|---|
| Back | CMV Retinitis → rapidly progressing blindness in immunocompromised → HIV patients with CD <50 → retinal detachment (complication) → treatment with ganciclovir | foscarnet |
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