Acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Ocular manifestations.
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Ocular manifestations.
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DOI:
10.1016/s0161-6420(83)80009-8
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发表时间:
1983-08
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影响因子:
13.7
通讯作者:
G. Holland;G. Holland;J. Pepose;T. H. Pettit;T. H. Pettit;M. Gottlieb;R. Yee;R. Yee;R. Foos;R. Foos
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G. Holland;G. Holland;J. Pepose;T. H. Pettit;T. H. Pettit;M. Gottlieb;R. Yee;R. Yee;R. Foos;R. Foos
The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a recently described disorder of cellular immunity in homosexuals, intravenous drug abusers, and Haitians. Manifestations include Kaposi's sarcoma,Pneumocystis cariniipneumonia, and other opportunistic infections. Ophthalmic and autopsy examinations of 30 patients at UCLA revealed frequent ocular abnormalities. Findings included cotton-wool spots (16 patients), cytomegalovirus retinitis (eight patients), conjunctivitis and keratitis (four patients), conjunctival Kaposi's sarcoma (three patients),Mycobacterium avium intracellularechoroidal granulomas (one patient), and retinal periphlebitis (one patient). We feel that the presence of cotton-wool spots in patients with this syndrome indicates a poor prognosis. Immunologic and electronmicroscopic studies of cotton-wool spots revealed no infectious agents or immunoglobulin deposition. Cytomegalovirus retinitis always was associated with a fatal outcome. The retinitis was characterized by an acute inflammatory reaction in 50% of patients. Ophthalmologists should be aware of the syndrome and its ocular manifestations.