Cytomegalovirus Infection (CMV) in Patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS) is the most common opportunistic infection. This infection is harmless for healthy individuals, but for weakened individuals cause disease. The most common form of CMV-infection in patients with AIDS is cytomegalovirus retinitis, which occurs in 15% to 40% of cases. We report the case of a man twenty-five year old, treated for CMV retinitis and retinal vasculitis vessels. Prescribed Valcyte 900 mg tbl. twice daily for 21 days with a good therapeutic effect. In patients with AIDS and decreased visual acuity is need be primarily thinking about the possible presence of CMV-infection and in time to start treatment..