Retinal infections
Cordeiro, M.F.; Graham, E.M.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine 51(8): 402-408
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-1064 PMID: 8081577 Document Number: 430054
This review of retinal infections covers: viruses (HIV, cytomegalovirus, herpes zoster, herpes simplex); bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Treponema pallidum, Borrelia burgdorferi, Streptococcus); fungi (Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Nocardia, Aspergillus fumigatus); protozoa (Pneumocystis carinii, Toxoplasma gondii); helminths (Onchocerca volvulus, Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati). Diagnosis, treatment and the appearance of the retina are discussed in most cases.