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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Physical Examination== | |||
*On fundus examination the following findings can be demonstrated: | |||
**Fluffy yellow-white retinal lesions, with or without intraretinal hemorrhage. | |||
**[[Inflammation]] of the [[vitreous]] can be demonstrated in patients with severe [[immunosuppression]]. | |||
**Blood vessels appear sheathed. | |||
**If left untreated, [[retinitis]] is a rapidly progressive condition and on fundus examination it demonstrates a characteristic brushfire pattern, with a granular, white leading edge advancing before an atrophic gliotic scar. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Physical Examination
- On fundus examination the following findings can be demonstrated:
- Fluffy yellow-white retinal lesions, with or without intraretinal hemorrhage.
- Inflammation of the vitreous can be demonstrated in patients with severe immunosuppression.
- Blood vessels appear sheathed.
- If left untreated, retinitis is a rapidly progressive condition and on fundus examination it demonstrates a characteristic brushfire pattern, with a granular, white leading edge advancing before an atrophic gliotic scar.