Acute retinal necrosis in an acute leukemia pediatric patient Necrosis retinal aguda en un paciente pediátrico con leucemia aguda
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Concha V., Emma
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López G., Juan P.
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Cofré G., José
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Torres Torretti, Juan Pablo
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2019-01-29T15:34:34Z
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2019-01-29T15:34:34Z
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2007
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Revista Chilena de Infectologia, Volumen 24, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 323-326
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07161018
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/161665
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Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a serious condition that can impair vision. It mostly occurs in adult patients, especially those severely immunocompromised, in association with a reactivation of a herpes virus infection. We present a 4 years old patient with high risk acute leukemia, whom during a course of intense chemotherapy acquired chickenpox with visceral involvement that affected the retina, causing unilateral blindness. Varicella-zoster virus was detected by PCR in the vitreous humor, in spite of previous acyclovir treatment. The contralateral vision remained undamaged.