Viral Retinitis with Co-Infection Cytomegalovirus and Varicella Zoster

Viral Retinitis with Co-Infection Cytomegalovirus and Varicella Zoster

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Combined infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) and varicella-zoster berkley power worm 100 pack virus (VZV) is a rare entity, especially in an immunocompetent person.Almost all cases with co-infection are either immunocompromised or on immunosuppressant.Here, we present to you one such case of a 31-year-old male who presented with complaints of sudden diminution of vision in his right eye after a bout of bar drain board fever.

After a battery of investigations, the patient was found to have raised blood titers of CMV and VZV.The patient was put on oral antivirals and steroids, followed by a vitrectomy, which yielded a good outcome.