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The medical records were reviewed by two independent senior ophthalmologists and the patients\u2019 clinical characteristics were analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Eight patients (16 eyes) were identified with misdiagnoses related to CMVR. Six of the patients with CMVR were previously unaware of their human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; one patient with CMVR concealed their history of HIV infection. The cases were initially misdiagnosed as diabetic retinopathy (1\/7, 14.3%), branch retinal vein occlusion (1\/7, 14.3%), ischemic optic neuropathy (1\/7, 14.3%), Beh\u00e7et\u2019s disease (1\/7, 14.3%), iridocyclitis (2\/7, 28.6%), and progressive outer retinal necrosis (1\/7, 14.3%). One patient with binocular renal retinopathy and chronic renal insufficiency was misdiagnosed with CMVR. Four eyes (4\/16, 25%) presented with pan-retinal involvement. Fourteen eyes (14\/16, 87.5%) had optic disc or macular area involvement. At the final diagnosis, one patient was blind, and two patients had low vision. Seven AIDS patients showed an extremely low level of CD4\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                      T lymphocytes (median of 5 cells\/ml; range 1\u20139 cells\/ml).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CMVR may be misdiagnosed in the absence of known immune suppression. CMVR and HIV screening cannot be overlooked if a young male patient presents with yellowish-white retinal lesions. 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