Paciente con infección por VIH estadio SIDA y herpes zóster torácico tratado con aciclovir, que debuta con pérdida de visión secundaria a necrosis retiniana externa progresiva bilateral por virus varicela-zóster (VVZ). A pesar del tratamiento, el paciente evoluciona desfavorablemente con severo déficit visual. La sospecha diagnóstica precoz y el tratamiento temprano son esenciales para un mejor pronóstico.
Treatment is individualized on a case-by-case basis. For our patient, monitoring by way of regular checkups was chosen, with the parents rejecting surgery for now.
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