Author/Editor     Kraut, Aleksandra; Štabuc-Šilih, Mirna
Title     Očesne spremembe pri bolnikih, okuženih s HIV
Translated title     Ophthalmologic manifestations in HIV infected patients
Type     članek
Source     Med Razgl
Vol. and No.     Letnik 36, št. Suppl
Publication year     1997
Volume     str. 167-71
Language     slo
Abstract     According to various data, about 34-70 % of patients with AIDS exhibit ocular manifestations of disease. Opportunistic infections emerge, and they can be found in all segments of the eye. The most notable opportunistic infection with an incidence of 30-40 % would be cytomegaloviral retinitis, and its appearance signifies severe systemic involvement. Cytomegaloviral retinitis is a sight-threatening disease. The treatment of choice is ganciclovir or foscarnet. Less frequent ocular manifestations of aids are opportunistic infections with other organisms, acute retinal necrosis syndrome, Kaposi's sarcoma and optic neuropathies.
Summary     Po različnih podatkih je očesno prizadetih 30- 70 % bolnikov z aidsom. Oportunistične okužbe se lahko pojavijo na katerem koli delu očesa. Najpomembnejša oportunistična okužba s pojavnostjo 30-40 % je citomegalovirusni retinitis in je znamenje težje sistemske prizadetosti. Citomegalovirusni retinitis ogroža vid, za zdravljenje izberemo ganciklovir ali foskarnet. Manj pogosti izrazi aidsa na očeh so okužbe z drugimi oportunističnimi povzročitelji, sindrom akutne nekroze mrežnice, Kaposijev sarkom in nevropatije vidnega živca.
Descriptors     ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
EYE MANIFESTATIONS
HIV INFECTIONS
OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS