CMV retinitis

(noun)

An inflammation of the eye's retina caused by CMV. It can lead to blindness.

Examples of CMV retinitis in the following topics:

  • Antiviral DNA Synthesis Inhibitors

    • It is also used to treat cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) and specifically CMV retinitis.

  • Other Infectious Eye Diseases

    • Cytomegalovirus retinitis, also known as CMV retinitis, is an inflammation of the retina of the eye that can lead to blindness.

  • Cytomegalovirus Infections

    • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a type of herpesvirus that largely affects infants and the immunocompromised.
    • Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a viral genus of the viral family known as Herpesviridae or herpesviruses.
    • CMV, like all herpesviruses, can stay latent for long durations of time.
    • Transplant patients with CMV are also susceptible to pneumonia and hepatitis.
    • A vaccine against (CMV) is currently under investigation.

  • The TORCH Panel of Tests

    • Hematoxylin and Eosin stain showing cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the placenta (CMV placentitis), a TORCH infection.
    • The characteristic large nucleus of a CMV infected cell is seen off-center at the bottom-right of the image.

  • Bacteriorhodopsin

    • Each chain has seven transmembrane alpha helices and contains one molecule of retinal buried deep within, the typical structure for retinylidene proteins.
    • It is the retinal molecule that changes its conformation when absorbing a photon, resulting in a conformational change of the surrounding protein and the proton pumping action.
    • Reprotonation of the retinal molecule by restores its original isomerized form.

  • Magnification and Resolution

    • The labels represent various parts of the human eye: Bruch membrane (B); choroid (C); retinal pigment epithelium (RPE); and retinal rod cells (R).

  • Viral Pneumonia

    • Viruses that primarily cause other diseases, but sometimes cause pneumonia, include herpes simplex virus (HSV, mainly in newborns), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), measles virus, rubella virus, and cytomegalovirus (CMV, mainly in people with immune system problems).

  • Double-Stranded DNA Viruses: Herpesviruses