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Cytomegalovirus disease in immunocompetent adults

Enis D Kocak, Justin C Sherwin and Anthony J Hall
Med J Aust 2015; 202 (8): . || doi: 10.5694/mja14.01704
Published online: 4 May 2015

To the Editor: We read with interest the review by Lancini and colleagues on cytomegalovirus (CMV) in immunocompetent patients.1 This topic and its associations with ocular disease has garnered increased recognition in the eye care community.


  • 1 Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
  • 2 Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.


Correspondence: a.hall@alfred.org.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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  • 2. Rafailidis PI, Mourtzoukou EG, Varbobitis IC, et al. Severe cytomegalovirus infection in apparently immunocompetent patients: a systematic review. Virol J 2008; 5: 47.
  • 3. Chee SP, Bacsal K, Jap A, et al. Clinical features of cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis in immunocompetent patients. Am J Ophthalmol 2008; 145: 834-840.
  • 4. Radwan A, Metzinger JL, Hinkle DM, et al. Cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompetent patients: case reports and literature review. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2013; 21: 324-328.
  • 5. van Boxtel LA, van der Lelij A, van der Meer J, et al. Cytomegalovirus as a cause of anterior uveitis in immunocompetent patients. Ophthalmology 2007; 114: 1358-1362.

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