Ocular disorders associated with a new severe acquired cellular immunodeficiency syndrome. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1982. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Ocular disorders associated with a new severe acquired cellular immunodeficiency syndrome.

Am J Ophthalmol. 1982 Apr;93(4):393-402. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/82179729
Holland GN; Gottlieb MS; Yee RD; Schanker HM; Pettit TH

Abstract: Among the prominent features of a newly described acquired cellular immunodeficiency syndrome that affects previously healthy male homosexuals are multiple opportunistic infections and Kaposi's sarcoma. Immunosuppression induced by cytomegalovirus infection may play a major role in the pathogenesis of this disorder. We have performed ophthalmic examinations on seven such patients and found ocular abnormalities in all cases. Six patients were examined during the course of their illness and one patient at autopsy only. Each patient had several cotton-wool spots in the affected eye. Other ocular findings included cytomegalovirus retinitis, severe retinal periphlebitis, and conjunctival Kaposi's sarcoma (one case each).
Keywords: Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous/COMPLICATIONS Case Report Conjunctival Neoplasms/COMPLICATIONS Cytomegalovirus Infections/*COMPLICATIONS Eye Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS/PATHOLOGY Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/COMPLICATIONS *Homosexuality Human Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS Male Sarcoma, Kaposi's/COMPLICATIONS Syndrome JOURNAL ARTICLE

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