Abstract

Purpose: To demonstrate a possible association between SARS Cov2 infection and CMV Retinitis in a Young Immunocompetent Patient.
Methods: A 29 years old male presented with drop in vision in left eye for 5 days. His vision was counting finger 1½ mt., with fundus showing classical pizza pie retinopathy s/o CMV retinitis. There was no past history of any systemic illness. His viral profile came out negative for HIV, HBsAg & HCV. Since he presented during 2nd Covid wave & a lot of association b/w ocular inflammation & Covid was being made, he was asked for h/o covid infection which he denied. Also he was not vaccinated.
Results: To rule out past covid, he was advised to get IgG antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 which came out positive. CMV retinitis was treated with intravitreal ganciclovir plus oral Valgancyclovir & the retinitis resolved. At 2 months follow-up, vision improved to 6/9.