García-Torre M, Castro-Flórez R. Acute annular outer retinopathy associated with human immunodeficiency virus.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018;
94:232-236. [PMID:
30455116 DOI:
10.1016/j.oftal.2018.10.004]
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Abstract
A case of acute annular outer retinopathy (AAOR) is presented in a patient that was later proved to be positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The aetiology of AAOR remains unknown, although a viral infection or an autoimmune mechanism has been suggested. The case presented here is noteworthy because it is the first case described in a patient with HIV positive serology. Even so, the precise role played by HIV infection or secondary immunosuppression in the development of the AAOR is not known.
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