A CASE OF HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS AND CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS COINFECTION.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to describe a case of a 64-year-old man presenting with cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus retinitis coinfection in the setting of Burkitt lymphoma.

METHODS

A case report including multimodal imaging and anterior chamber polymerase chain reaction results was used.

RESULTS

This case highlights the importance of the clinical examination and maintaining high diagnostic suspicion for viral retinitis in immunocompromised patients.

CONCLUSION

Aqueous fluid PCR can be a useful adjunctive test to distinguish and confirm a diagnosis of viral retinitis. Given the limited sample volume of aqueous biopsy, it is important to prioritize the order of PCR testing based on clinical suspicion of the causative agent.