Corneal infiltration and CMV retinitis in a patient with AIDS.

PURPOSE: To describe the clinical features of stromal keratitis in a patient with cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

METHODS

Case report.

RESULTS

Human CMV genome was detected in plasma, urine, and aqueous humor by polymerase chain reaction. CMV retinitis subsided and the corneal infiltrate was scarred within 4 weeks of systemic ganciclovir treatment.

CONCLUSION

This is the first report of the corneal infiltration seen in an AIDS patient with CMV retinitis. Etiological significance of the finding is discussed.