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Progressive outer retinal necrosis in a patient with interstitial nephritis Yumi Inoue 1 , Masahiko Takano 1 , Hiromi Kawai 1 , Yosiaki Ichibe 1 , Kimiya Shimizu 1 1Dept of Ophthalmol,Kitasato Univ Sch of Med pp.1087-1090
Published Date 2006/6/15
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1410101686
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Purpose:To report a case of interstitial nephritis with progressive outer retinal necrosis(PORN). Case and Clinical Course:A 68-year-old man had been diagnosed with interstitial nephritis 2 years before. He had been treated with systemic corticosteroid. He had developed herpes zoster in the head and foot one month before. He visited us for failing vision in his left eye and bilateral visual field constriction since 2 weeks before. His visual acuity was 1.2 right and 0.02 left. The anterior chamber and vitreous showed minimal signs of inflammation. Both fundus showed exudates. The fundus lesion appeared to be mainly located in deeper retinal layers. Varicella zoster virus was isolated from the aqueous humor,leading to the diagnosis of PORN. The fundus lesion rapidly progressed leading to blindness after systemic aciclovir and ganciclovir. The patient died one year later due to septicemia and multiple organ failure. Conclusion:This case illustrates that visual and life prognosis may be very poor after PORN had set in. There is a keen need for prompt diagnosis and effective therapeutic modality.


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