Summary of clinical features of 22 patients with viral retinitis who underwent anterior chamber tap for aqueous humour PCR annalysis for the detection of herpesviruses
| Patients No | Age (years) | Sex | Medical history | Type, eye | Initial visual acuity | Final visual acuity | Extent of the retinitis, clock hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARN = acute retinal necrosis; BARN = bilateral acute retinal necrosis; PORN = progressive outer retinal necrosis; CF = counting fingers; HM = hand movement. | |||||||
| 1 | 38 | M | None | BARN | RE = 20/25, LE = 20/63 | RE = 20/32, LE = 20/80 | peripheral, 9 |
| 2 | 82 | F | Thoracic varicella zoster dermatitis | BARN | RE = 20/200, LE = 20/100 | RE = 20/200, LE = 20/100 | RE = peripheral, 12; LE = peripheral, 9 |
| 3 | 51 | M | None | ARN, LE | 20/40 | 20/25 | peripheral, 2 |
| 4 | 32 | M | Neonatal herpes simplex infections. Vision loss of RE at birth. ARN of LE 9 years earlier with three recurences | ARN, LE | 20/25 | 20/20 | peripheral, 4 |
| 5 | 29 | F | None | ARN, RE | CF | CF | peripheral, 6 |
| 6 | 45 | M | None | ARN, LE | CF | CF | peripheral, 10 |
| 7 | 70 | F | Ipsilateral varicella zoster dermatitis along the distribution of V cranial nerve. Non-Hogdkin’s lymphoma | ARN, LE | 20/40 | 20/40 | peripheral, 6 |
| 8 | 64 | M | Chonic lymphocytic leukaemia | ARN, RE | HM | HM | peripheral, 3; and central |
| 9 | 31 | M | None | BARN | RE = 20/50, LE = 20/200 | RE = peripheral, 12; LE = peripheral, 3 | |
| 10 | 45 | F | None | ARN, RE | 20/50 | 20/200 | peripheral, 10 |
| 11 | 11 | M | Traumatic retinal detachment of the right eye | ARN, LE | CF | CF | peripheral, 12 |
| 12 | 63 | F | Optic neuropathy of the left eye | BARN | RE = 20/20, LE = 20/100 | RE = 20/25, LE = 20/50 | RE = peripheral, 4; LE = peripheral, 12 |
| 13 | 33 | F | Treated by azathioprine and prednisolone for kidney transplant | ARN, LE | CF | CF | peripheral; 6 |
| 14 | 67 | F | Treated by cyclophosphamide and prenisolone for pulmonary fibrosis | ARN, RE | 20/60 | 20/30 | peripheral, 12 |
| 15 | 44 | M | AIDS, CD4 = 170 | ARN, LE | CF | CF | peripheral, 4; and central |
| 16 | 67 | M | Chonic lymphcytic leukaemia with cyclophophamide. Thoracic varicella zoster dermatitis 6 years earlier | ARN, LE | 20/30 | 20/200 | peripheral; 6 |
| 17 | 13 | F | None | mild ARN, RE | 20/50 | 20/20 | peripheral, 12 |
| 18 | 13 | F | ARN of RE 7 years earlier with vision loss | ARN, LE | 20/32 | 20/20 | peripheral and central, 2 |
| 19 | 20 | M | ARN of LE 8 years earlier with vision loss | ARN, RE | 20/20 | 20/20 | peripheral, 3 |
| 20 | 37 | M | Thoracic varicella zoster dermatitis during childhood. HIV negative. Diminished in vitro lymphocyte proliferation test | bilateral PORN | RE = 20/32, LE = HM | RE =20/20, LE = vision loss | RE = peripheral, 3; LE = peripheral and central |
| 21 | 42 | M | AIDS, CD4 = 4 | bilateral PORN | RE =20/125, LE = HM | RE = HM, LE = HM | RE and LE = peripheral and central |
| 22 | 40 | M | Thoracic varicella zoster dermatitis. AIDS, CD4 = 13. | bilateral PORN | RE = 20/100, LE =20/40 | RE = HM, LE = HM | RE = peripheral, 5; LE = central |