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.