Deep Sequencing of Varicella-Zoster Virus in Aqueous Humor From a Patient With Acute Retinal Necrosis Presenting With Acute Glaucoma.
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SUBMITTER: von Hofsten J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7305702 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
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Deep Sequencing of Varicella-Zoster Virus in Aqueous Humor From a Patient With Acute Retinal Necrosis Presenting With Acute Glaucoma.
von Hofsten Joanna J Ringlander Johan J Norberg Peter P Zetterberg Madeleine M Andersson Maria M Lindh Magnus M Bergström Tomas T
Open forum infectious diseases 20200526 6
We report a case of acute retinal necrosis presenting with acute glaucoma preceding inflammatory signs by several days. High-throughput sequencing on aqueous humor revealed a low-level diversity in the viral genome comparable to diversity seen in cutaneous vesicles in contrast to high diversity in encephalitis. ...[more]
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