Infectious Disease Compendium

Retinitis

Diagnosis

Infection of the retina.

Epidemiologic Risks

AIDS, IVDA, Life.

Microbiology

A wide variety of organisms can involve the retina. It can be the only manifestation of an illness or the complication of a known process.

Syphilis, Tuberculosis, Toxoplasmosis, CMV (HIV), Herpes simplex and Varicella-zoster virus (acute retinal necrosis), Candida, Toxocara, Leptospirosis, Lyme Borrelia, Brucellosis, Whipple's disease, and Bartonella (cat-scratch disease)

Empiric Therapy

It depends on the organism.

Pearls

This is a disease that should be diagnosed by an ophthalmologist.

Last Update: 01/14/19.