Abstract

PEREZ VAZQUEZ, Niurka; CASTILLO BERMUDEZ, Gelsy  and  MARQUEZ FALCON, Adonis. Acute retinal necrosis. A report of two clinical cases. Medicentro Electrónica [online]. 2023, vol.27, n.2  Epub Apr 01, 2023. ISSN 1029-3043.

Acute retinal necrosis is a serious vision-threatening condition. It is common in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised adults. We present two male patients; one aged 38 years, with a previous health history who comes to consultation with symptoms and signs of acute retinal necrosis in his left eye, which was later diagnosed; and another one aged 48 years with a history of herpes zoster infection three months before the ocular symptoms, which concluded with the same diagnosis. Regardless of the statistical data and research carried out on this rare disease, there was no satisfactory evolution despite adequate treatment. Two cases were diagnosed in a period of one year, data that urges us to study and practice diagnostic and therapeutic alternatives to minimize the devastating consequences of this condition.

Keywords : retinal necrosis syndrome, acute; herpesvirus 1, human; herpesvirus 2, human; vitreoretinopathy, proliferative.

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