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Kyrieleis´ vasculitis in acute retinal necrosis

Ester Francés-muñozRoberto Gallego-pinazoRuth López-lizcanoEt Al

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OphthalmologyRE1-994

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Ester Francés-Muñoz1, Roberto Gallego-Pinazo1, Ruth López-Lizcano1, Salvador García-Delpech1, J Luis Mullor3, Manuel Díaz-Llopis1,21Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain; 2University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; 3Unit of Experimental Ophthalmology. Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Universitario La Fe. Valencia, Valencia, SpainAbstract: We report the first case in the literature of Kyrieleis´ vasculitis related to acute retinal necrosis by Varicella zoster virus in a 76-year-old woman with bilateral involvement. In our patient the arterial lesions appeared 15 days after the initial presentation.Keywords: Kyrieleis´ vasculitis, retinal necrosis, herpes virus

http://www.dovepress.com/kyrieleisacute-vasculitis-in-acute-retinal-necrosis-a4874