Acute retinal necrosis: pathophysiological aspects, diagnosis, and treatment

Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) is a devastating viral infection commonly associated with varicella zoster virus (VZV) and herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1, HSV-2). Typically, ARN affects individuals without immune status disorders between the ages of 50-70. In two-thirds of the cases, one-eye...

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Published in:	Folia Medica
Main Authors:	Vesela Mitkova-Hristova, Nina S. Stoyanova
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pensoft Publishers 2022-12-01
Subjects:	acute retinal necrosis diagnostic criteria infec
Online Access:	https://foliamedica.bg/article/68036/download/pdf/

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