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Clinical characteristics in the misdiagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis: A retrospective analysis of eight patients.

Authors :
Du KF
Huang XJ
Chen C
Kong WJ
Xie LY
Wei WB
Source :
Indian journal of ophthalmology [Indian J Ophthalmol] 2022 Oct; Vol. 70 (10), pp. 3596-3602.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Purpose: To highlight characteristics in the misdiagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR).<br />Methods: Misdiagnosed cases related to CMVR were analyzed retrospectively at the Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Youan Hospital, from July 2017 to October 2019. The medical records were reviewed by two independent senior ophthalmologists and the patients' clinical characteristics were analyzed.<br />Results: Eight patients (16 eyes) were identified with misdiagnoses related to CMVR. Six of the patients with CMVR were previously unaware of their human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; one patient with CMVR concealed their history of HIV infection. The cases were initially misdiagnosed as diabetic retinopathy (1/7, 14.3%), branch retinal vein occlusion (1/7, 14.3%), ischemic optic neuropathy (1/7, 14.3%), Behçet's disease (1/7, 14.3%), iridocyclitis (2/7, 28.6%), and progressive outer retinal necrosis (1/7, 14.3%). One patient with binocular renal retinopathy and chronic renal insufficiency was misdiagnosed with CMVR. Four eyes (4/16, 25%) presented with pan-retinal involvement. Fourteen eyes (14/16, 87.5%) had optic disc or macular area involvement. At the final diagnosis, one patient was blind, and two patients had low vision. Seven AIDS patients showed an extremely low level of CD4 <superscript>+</superscript> T lymphocytes (median of 5 cells/μl; range 1-9 cells/μl).<br />Conclusion: CMVR may be misdiagnosed in the absence of known immune suppression. CMVR and HIV screening cannot be overlooked if a young male patient presents with yellowish-white retinal lesions. These misdiagnosed patients had severe retinitis associated with poor vision.<br />Competing Interests: None

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1998-3689
Volume :
70
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Indian journal of ophthalmology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36190053
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1761_21