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*[[Infectious agents]] may cause result in retinitis. | *[[Infectious agents]] may cause result in retinitis. | ||
*Diseases that may result in retinitis include, [[Cytomegalovirus (patient information)|cytomegalovirus,]] [[tuberculosis]], [[Toxoplasmosis|taxoplasmosis]], and [[candida]]. | *Diseases that may result in retinitis include, [[Cytomegalovirus (patient information)|cytomegalovirus,]] [[tuberculosis]], [[Toxoplasmosis|taxoplasmosis]], and [[candida]]. | ||
*[[Cytomegalovirus (patient information)|Cytomegalovirus]] (CMV) is the number one recognized condition responsible for causing retinitis within [[HIV AIDS|HIV]] infected populations. | *[[Cytomegalovirus (patient information)|Cytomegalovirus]] (CMV) is the number one recognized condition responsible for causing retinitis within [[HIV AIDS|HIV]] infected populations. <ref> Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents. AIDs Info. https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/html/4/adult-and-adolescent-oi-prevention-and-treatment-guidelines/337/cmv. Accessed April 19th, 2016. </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Multiple risk factors are associated with the potential manifestation of retinitis. The most common risk factor responsible for the manifestation of retinitis is linked to a variety of unmitigated, rare genetic disorders that are vertically inherited from parents to offspring. [1] Other mitigated risk factors include infectious agents such as cytomegalovirus, taxoplasmosis, tuberculosis, and candida. Cytomegalovirus remains the number one risk factor for developing a progressive form of retinitis within HIV infected patients.
Risk Factors
- Inherited genetic disorders, either autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked. [1]
- Infectious agents may cause result in retinitis.
- Diseases that may result in retinitis include, cytomegalovirus, tuberculosis, taxoplasmosis, and candida.
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the number one recognized condition responsible for causing retinitis within HIV infected populations. [2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001029.htm
- ↑ Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents. AIDs Info. https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/html/4/adult-and-adolescent-oi-prevention-and-treatment-guidelines/337/cmv. Accessed April 19th, 2016.