Progressive outer retinal necrosis presenting as cherry red spot.
Mots clés
Abstrait
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of progressive outer retinal necrosis (PORN) presenting as a cherry red spot.
METHODS
Case report.
RESULTS
A 53-year-old woman with recently diagnosed HIV and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) aseptic meningitis developed rapid sequential vision loss in both eyes over 2 months. Her exam showed a "cherry red spot" in both maculae with peripheral atrophy and pigmentary changes, consistent with PORN. Due to her late presentation and the rapid progression of her condition, she quickly developed end-stage vision loss in both eyes.
CONCLUSIONS
PORN should be considered within the differential diagnosis of a "cherry red spot." Immune-deficient patients with a history of herpetic infection who present with visual loss warrant prompt ophthalmological evaluation.