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==Laboratory Findings==
==Laboratory Findings==


=== If caused by a genetic disordered===
====Retinitis Pigmentosa====
<ref name="US GEN">Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.genome.gov/13514348 </ref>


===If caused by an infectious agent===
===Infectious Agents===
*Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test (VDRL)
 
*Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption test (FTA-ABS)
====Cytomegalovirus====
https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/html/4/adult-and-adolescent-oi-prevention-and-treatment-guidelines/337/cmv. Accessed April 13, 2016.</ref>
<ref name= "ret phys"> Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>
 
====Tuberculosis====
*Testing methods for ocular tuberculosis include:
:*Positive purified derivative skin testing
:*Interferon-gamma release assay (QuantiFERON Gold TB Test)
:*Isolation of acid-fast bacilli
<ref name= "ret phys"> Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>
 
====Fungal====
=====''Candida albicans''=====
 
<ref name= "ret phys"> Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>
 
====''Aspergillus fumigatus''====
*
====''Cryptococcus neoformans''====
<ref name= "ret phys"> Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>
 
====Toxoplasmosis====
*Serologic testing (ELISA)<ref name= "ret phys"> Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>
 
====Syphilis====
*Serologic testing
*Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) testing
*Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption testing (FTA-ABS)<ref name= "ret phys"> Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>


==References==
==References==

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[1]

Infectious Agents

Cytomegalovirus

https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/html/4/adult-and-adolescent-oi-prevention-and-treatment-guidelines/337/cmv. Accessed April 13, 2016.</ref>

[2]

Tuberculosis

  • Testing methods for ocular tuberculosis include:
  • Positive purified derivative skin testing
  • Interferon-gamma release assay (QuantiFERON Gold TB Test)
  • Isolation of acid-fast bacilli

[2]

Fungal

Candida albicans

[2]

Aspergillus fumigatus

Cryptococcus neoformans

[2]

Toxoplasmosis

  • Serologic testing (ELISA)[2]

Syphilis

  • Serologic testing
  • Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) testing
  • Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption testing (FTA-ABS)[2]

References

  1. ↑ Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.genome.gov/13514348
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016.

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