What diagnostic tests would you perform to detect retinal manifestations of AIDS ?
· Careful clinical observations.
· Serology: CD4 count (usually <50 in untreated cases of CMV retinitis).
· Culture.
· Retinal biopsy by pars plana vitrectomy.
· Fluorescein angiography: helpful in differentiating retinal lesions.
· Sequential fundus photographs: for diagnosis and monitoring of lesions.
· Testing of
ocular fluid by polymerase chain reaction.
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· Careful clinical observations.
· Serology: CD4 count (usually <50 in untreated cases of CMV retinitis).
· Culture.
· Retinal biopsy by pars plana vitrectomy.
· Fluorescein angiography: helpful in differentiating retinal lesions.
· Sequential fundus photographs: for diagnosis and monitoring of lesions.
· Testing of
ocular fluid by polymerase chain reaction.
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