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Cytomegalovirus retinitis: fundoscopic examination

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Dr. David Coats, Pediatric AIDS Pictoral Atlas, Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative

Description

Funduscopic examination of a 16-year-old girl with HIV infection and cytomegalovirus retinitis. There are extensive areas of hemorrhage, with white retinal exudates. Children with cytomegalovirus retinitis usually present with painless visual impairment.