Patient no, sex, age (years) | Diagnosis | Ocular diagnosis | Sample | Positive GW | Immunosuppressive medication | Positive PCR for |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1, F, 27 | SLE | CMV retinitis | VF | CMV=4 | Aza | CMV/EBV |
2, M, 47 | Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | CMV retinitis | VF | CMV=7.2 | CHOPP | None |
3, M, 62 | Heart transplantation | CMV retinitis | VF | CMV=4.6 | CsA/pred/Aza | EBV |
4, M, 63 | Heart transplantation | Toxoplasma chorioretinitis | VF | None | CsA/pred/Aza | EBV (Toxo) |
5, M, 55 | Heart transplantation | Toxoplasma chorioretinitis | VF | Toxo=3.0 | CsA/pred/Aza | Toxo/EBV |
6, F, 35 | NHL (BM transplantation) | Toxoplasma chorioretinitis | AH | Toxo=3.1 | CsA/Aza | Toxo |
7, M, 59 | Kidney transplantation | VZV acute retinal necrosis | AH | None | Aza/dexamethasone | VZV |
8, M, 14 | Leukaemia | VZV acute retinal necrosis | VF | VZV=7.1 | Ara C/dacrorubiane | EBV |
9, F, 26 | Kidney transplantation | Choroiditis | AH | EBV=3.8 | Aza/pred | None |
10, M, 42 | Hodgkin’s lymphoma | Anterior uveitis | AH | None | Not mentioned | EBV |
11, F, 55 | Mammacarcinoma | Uveitis | VF | None | Dexamethasone | None |
AH = aqueous humour; VF = vitreous fluid; CsA = cyclosporin A; Aza = azathioprine; Pred = prednisone; Ara C = cytarabine; CHOPP = cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone; NHL = non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; BM = bone marrow.
↵A previously taken ocular fluid sample had a positive result forToxoplasma DNA.