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Br J Ophthalmol 83:1153-1158 doi:10.1136/bjo.83.10.1153
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Anterior uveitis associated with intravenous cidofovir use in patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis

Table 3

Characteristics of uveitis (n=10 cases)

Anterior chamber cell
 1+ 1 (10%)
 2+ 5 (50%)
 3+ 2 (20%)
 4+ 1 (10%)
 Hypopyon 2 (20%)
 Not recorded 1 (10%)
Anterior chamber flare
 0+ 2 (20%)
 1+ 2 (20%)
 2+ 3 (30%)
 3+ 1 (10%)
 4+ 1 (10%)
 Not recorded 1 (10%)
Corneal oedema 2 (20%)
Posterior synechiae 6 (60%)
Hypotony 2 (22%)
Days since last cidofovir infusion, mean (median) 4.4 (SD 2.5) (3.5)
Number of cidofovir doses before uveitis, mean (median) 8.0 (SD 3.8) (8.5)
Relation to CMV retinitis
 Unilateral CMV retinitis (n=8)
  Unilateral uveitis, ipsilateral to  CMV retinitis 6 (75%)
  Unilateral uveitis, contralateral to  CMV retinitis 0 (0%)
  Bilateral uveitis 2 (25%)
 Bilateral CMV retinitis (n=2)
 Unilateral uveitis 1 (50%)
  Bilateral uveitis 1 (50%)

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