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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in immunocompetent individuals typically manifests as an anterior uveitis in contrast to immunosuppressed patients where posterior involvement predominates. CMV anterior uveitis is usually a unilateral event and may manifest as an acute episodic hypertensive uveitis or as a chronic uveitis associated with ocular hypertension.
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Jap, A., Chee, SP. (2016). Cytomegalovirus Anterior Uveitis. In: Gupta, V., Nguyen, Q., LeHoang, P., Herbort Jr., C. (eds) The Uveitis Atlas. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2506-5_21-1
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