Neovascularization of the optic disc after highly active antiretroviral therapy in an AIDS patient with cytomegalovirus retinitis--A new immune recovery-related ocular disorder?

Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 1999 Dec;7(3-4):237-40. doi: 10.1076/ocii.7.3.237.4003.

Abstract

A patient with AIDS and cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis developed a massive bilateral peripheral occlusive vasculopathy with a bilateral neovascularization of the optic disc five weeks after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). No associate cause of occlusive vasculopathy was found. Occlusive vasculopathy and optic disc neovascularization may be an immune recovery-related ocular disorder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / adverse effects*
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immune System / drug effects
  • Immune System / physiopathology
  • Neovascularization, Pathologic / chemically induced*
  • Optic Disk / blood supply*
  • Retinitis / virology*

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents