Atlas of Ophthalmology

Cytomegalo Virus (CMV) Retinitis #2, Chronic Stage, Histology

Cytomegalo Virus (CMV) Retinitis #2, Chronic Stage, Histology
Section of #1. "Owl-eye cells" have intranuclear and intracytoplasmatic inclusions and represent viruses. They are found in the retina near the edge of former necrosis (arrows). Giant cells (double arrows)
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany
H32.8
Systemic Diseases -> Infections -> Virus -> Cytomegalo-Virus (CMV) Retinitis
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