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==Overview==
==Overview==


Retinitis may be caused by multiple infectious agents including cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis, tuberculosis, syphilis, and candida. Retinitis Pigmentosa is classified as a genetic eye disease which occurs as a result of an inherited defect. <ref name="US GEN">Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.genome.gov/13514348 </ref>
Retinitis may be caused by multiple [[infectious agents]] including [[Cytomegalovirus (patient information)|cytomegalovirus]], [[Taxoplasmosis|toxoplasmosis]], [[tuberculosis]], [[syphilis]], and [[candida]]. Retinitis Pigmentosa is classified as a [[Genetical disorder|genetically predisposed]] eye disease which occurs as a result of an inherited genetic defect. <ref name="US GEN">Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.genome.gov/13514348 </ref>
 
==Causes of Retinitis==
==Causes of Retinitis==


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====Retinitis Pigmentosa====
====Retinitis Pigmentosa====
*Retinitis Pigmentosa is classified as a genetically inherited eye disease, inherited from either one or both of a patient's parents. <ref name="US LIB">Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001029.htm </ref>
*Retinitis Pigmentosa is classified as a [[Genetic Disorders|genetically inherited]] eye disease, inherited from either one or both of a patient's parents. <ref name="US LIB">Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001029.htm </ref>
*The disease is a result of genetic defects in one of 50 genes required for the proper creation of photoreceptor proteins. <ref name="US GEN">Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.genome.gov/13514348 </ref>
*The disease is a result of [[genetic defects]] in one of 50 genes required for the proper creation of [[Photoreceptor protein|photoreceptor proteins]]. <ref name="US GEN">Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.genome.gov/13514348 </ref>
*Generally the genetic disorder is linked to the inheritance of a recessive gene contributed by both parents. <ref name="US LIB">Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001029.htm </ref>
*Generally the [[genetic disorder]] is linked to the inheritance of a [[recessive gene]] contributed by both parents. <ref name="US LIB">Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001029.htm </ref>
*Other cases have been linked to the inheritance of a dominant gene, defects of the X chromosome, and newly formed mutations caused by diseases.  
*Other cases have been linked to the inheritance of a [[dominant gene]], defects of the [[X chromosome]], and newly formed [[mutations]] caused by diseases.  
*Progression of RP causes photoreceptor, cellular breakdown, both rods and cones.  
*Progression of RP causes [[Photoreceptor cell|photoreceptor]], cellular breakdown, of both [[Cone-rod dystrophy|rods and cones]].  
*Ultimately, the progressive breakdown of photoreceptors leads to restricted vision or permanent loss of vision. <ref name="US LIB">Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001029.htm </ref>
*Ultimately, the progressive breakdown of [[photoreceptors]] leads to restricted vision or permanent [[loss of vision]]. <ref name="US LIB">Retinitis Pigmentosa. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001029.htm </ref>
 
====Retinitis Pigmentosa Genetics====


* Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is one of the most common forms of inherited retinal [[Degenerative disease|degeneration]].<ref name="Hartong">{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69740-7 |title=Retinitis pigmentosa |journal=The Lancet |volume=368 |issue=9549 |pages=1795–1809 |year=2006 |last1=Hartong |first1=Dyonne T |last2=Berson |first2=Eliot L |last3=Dryja |first3=Thaddeus P }}</ref>
* Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is one of the most common forms of inherited retinal [[Degenerative disease|degeneration]].<ref name="Hartong">{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69740-7 |title=Retinitis pigmentosa |journal=The Lancet |volume=368 |issue=9549 |pages=1795–1809 |year=2006 |last1=Hartong |first1=Dyonne T |last2=Berson |first2=Eliot L |last3=Dryja |first3=Thaddeus P }}</ref>


*There are multiple [[genes]] that, when mutated, can cause the retinitis pigmentosa [[phenotype]].<ref>{{OMIM|268000|RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RP}}</ref>   
*There are multiple [[genes]] that, when [[mutated]], can cause the retinitis pigmentosa [[phenotype]].<ref>{{OMIM|268000|RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RP}}</ref>   
*Inheritance patterns of RP have been identified as autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked, and maternally ([[Mitochondrial DNA#Mitochondrial inheritance|mitochondrially]]) acquired, and are dependent on the specific RP gene mutations present in the parental generation.<ref name="pmid12015282">{{cite journal |doi=10.1093/hmg/11.10.1219 |pmid=12015282 |title=Retinitis pigmentosa and allied diseases: Numerous diseases, genes, and inheritance patterns |journal=Human Molecular Genetics |volume=11 |issue=10 |pages=1219–27 |year=2002 |last1=Rivolta |first1=C. |last2=Sharon |first2=D |last3=Deangelis |first3=M. M. |last4=Dryja |first4=T. P. }}</ref>
*Inheritance patterns of RP have been identified as [[autosomal dominant]], [[autosomal recessive]], [[X-linked]], and maternally ([[Mitochondrial DNA#Mitochondrial inheritance|mitochondrially]]) acquired, and are dependent on the specific RP gene mutations present in the parental generation.<ref name="pmid12015282">{{cite journal |doi=10.1093/hmg/11.10.1219 |pmid=12015282 |title=Retinitis pigmentosa and allied diseases: Numerous diseases, genes, and inheritance patterns |journal=Human Molecular Genetics |volume=11 |issue=10 |pages=1219–27 |year=2002 |last1=Rivolta |first1=C. |last2=Sharon |first2=D |last3=Deangelis |first3=M. M. |last4=Dryja |first4=T. P. }}</ref>  
*The rhodopsin gene [[Coding strand|encodes]] a principal protein of photoreceptor outer segments.
*Mutations in this gene most commonly present as missense mutations or misfolding of the rhodopsin protein, and most frequently follow autosomal dominant inheritance patterns.
*Since the discovery of the rhodopsin gene, more than 100 RHO mutations have been identified, accounting for 15% of all types of [[Retinopathy|retinal degeneration]], and approximately 25% of [[dominance (genetics)#Autosomal dominant gene|autosomal dominant]] forms of RP.<ref name="Hartong" /><ref name="Berson EL, Rosner B, Sandberg MA, Dryja TP 1991 92–101">{{cite journal |doi=10.1001/archopht.1991.01080010094039 |pmid=1987956 |title=Ocular Findings in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa and a Rhodopsin Gene Defect (Pro-23-His) |journal=Archives of Ophthalmology |volume=109 |issue=1 |pages=92–101 |year=1991 |last1=Berson |first1=Eliot L. |last2=Rosner |first2=B |last3=Sandberg |first3=M. A. |last4=Dryja |first4=T. P. }}</ref>


====Defects in the Rhodopsin Gene====
*The [[rhodopsin]] gene [[Coding strand|encodes]] a principal protein of [[photoreceptor]] outer segments.
*Mutations in this gene most commonly present as [[missense mutations]] or improper folding of the [[rhodopsin]] protein, and most frequently follow [[Autosomal dominant inheritance|autosomal dominant]] inheritance patterns.
*Since the discovery of the [[rhodopsin]] gene, more than 100 RHO mutations have been identified, accounting for 15% of all types of [[Retinopathy|retinal degeneration]], and approximately 25% of [[dominance (genetics)#Autosomal dominant gene|autosomal dominant]] forms of RP.<ref name="Hartong" /><ref name="Berson EL, Rosner B, Sandberg MA, Dryja TP 1991 92–101">{{cite journal |doi=10.1001/archopht.1991.01080010094039 |pmid=1987956 |title=Ocular Findings in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa and a Rhodopsin Gene Defect (Pro-23-His) |journal=Archives of Ophthalmology |volume=109 |issue=1 |pages=92–101 |year=1991 |last1=Berson |first1=Eliot L. |last2=Rosner |first2=B |last3=Sandberg |first3=M. A. |last4=Dryja |first4=T. P. }}</ref>
* Up to 150 mutations have been reported to date in the [[opsin]] gene associated with the RP.  
* Up to 150 mutations have been reported to date in the [[opsin]] gene associated with the RP.  
* These mutations are found throughout the opsin gene and are distributed along the three domains of the protein (the intradiscal, [[transmembrane]], and [[cytoplasmic]] [[Protein domain|domains]]).  
* These mutations are found throughout the [[opsin]] gene and are distributed along the three domains of the protein (the intradiscal, [[transmembrane]], and [[cytoplasmic]] [[Protein domain|domains]]).  
* One of the main biochemical causes of RP in the case of rhodopsin mutations is [[protein folding|protein misfolding]], and the disruption of [[molecular chaperones]].<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.08.048 |pmid=16934219 |title=Ca2+/recoverin dependent regulation of phosphorylation of the rhodopsin mutant R135L associated with retinitis pigmentosa |journal=Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |volume=349 |issue=1 |pages=345–52 |year=2006 |last1=Senin |first1=Ivan I. |last2=Bosch |first2=Laia |last3=Ramon |first3=Eva |last4=Zernii |first4=Evgeni Yu. |last5=Manyosa |first5=Joan |last6=Philippov |first6=Pavel P. |last7=Garriga |first7=Pere }}</ref>  
* Two of the main biochemical causes of RP, in the case of rhodopsin mutations, are improper [[protein folding|protein folding]] and the disruption of [[molecular chaperones]].<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.08.048 |pmid=16934219 |title=Ca2+/recoverin dependent regulation of phosphorylation of the rhodopsin mutant R135L associated with retinitis pigmentosa |journal=Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |volume=349 |issue=1 |pages=345–52 |year=2006 |last1=Senin |first1=Ivan I. |last2=Bosch |first2=Laia |last3=Ramon |first3=Eva |last4=Zernii |first4=Evgeni Yu. |last5=Manyosa |first5=Joan |last6=Philippov |first6=Pavel P. |last7=Garriga |first7=Pere }}</ref>  
* It was found that the mutation of codon 23 in the rhodopsin gene, in which [[proline]] is changed to [[histidine]], accounts for the largest fraction of rhodopsin mutations in the [[United States]].  
* It was found that the mutation of codon 23 in the [[rhodopsin]] gene, in which [[proline]] is changed to [[histidine]], accounts for the largest fraction of [[rhodopsin]] [[mutations]] in the [[United States]].  
* Several other studies have reported various codon mutations associated with Retinitis Pigmentosa, including Thr58Arg, Pro347Leu, Pro347Ser, as well as deletion of Ile-255.<ref name="Berson EL, Rosner B, Sandberg MA, Dryja TP 1991 92–101" /><ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1038/343364a0 |pmid=2137202 |title=A point mutation of the rhodopsin gene in one form of retinitis
* Several other studies have reported various [[codon]] [[mutations]] associated with Retinitis Pigmentosa, including Thr58Arg, Pro347Leu, Pro347Ser, as well as deletion of Ile-255.<ref name="Berson EL, Rosner B, Sandberg MA, Dryja TP 1991 92–101" /><ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1038/343364a0 |pmid=2137202 |title=A point mutation of the rhodopsin gene in one form of retinitis
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* In 2000, a rare mutation in codon 23 was reported causing autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa, in which proline changed to [[alanine]]. However, this study showed that the retinal [[Retinopathy|dystrophy]] associated with this mutation was characteristically mild in presentation and course. Furthermore, there was greater preservation in [[electroretinography]] [[amplitude]]s than the more prevalent Pro23His mutation.<ref name="pmid10980774">{{cite journal |doi=10.1001/archopht.118.9.1269 |pmid=10980774 |title=Description of a New Mutation in Rhodopsin, Pro23Ala, and Comparison with Electroretinographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Pro23His Mutation |journal=Archives of Ophthalmology |volume=118 |issue=9 |pages=1269–76 |year=2000 |last1=Oh |first1=Kean T. |last2=Weleber |first2=R. G. |last3=Lotery |first3=A |last4=Oh |first4=D. M. |last5=Billingslea |first5=A. M. |last6=Stone |first6=E. M. }}</ref>
* In 2000, a rare mutation in codon 23, in which [[proline]] changed to [[alanine|alanine,]] was reported . The mutation resulted in an [[autosomal dominant]] form of retinitis pigmentosa. However, this study showed that the retinal [[Retinopathy|dystrophy]] associated with this mutation was characteristically mild in clinical presentation as well as progression. Furthermore, there was greater preservation in [[electroretinography]] [[amplitude]]s than the more prevalent Pro23His mutation.<ref name="pmid10980774">{{cite journal |doi=10.1001/archopht.118.9.1269 |pmid=10980774 |title=Description of a New Mutation in Rhodopsin, Pro23Ala, and Comparison with Electroretinographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Pro23His Mutation |journal=Archives of Ophthalmology |volume=118 |issue=9 |pages=1269–76 |year=2000 |last1=Oh |first1=Kean T. |last2=Weleber |first2=R. G. |last3=Lotery |first3=A |last4=Oh |first4=D. M. |last5=Billingslea |first5=A. M. |last6=Stone |first6=E. M. }}</ref>


* Autosomal recessive inheritance patterns of RP have been identified in at least 45 genes.<ref name="pmid12015282" />  
====Autosomal Recessive Inheritance Patterns====
* This means that two unaffected individuals who are carriers of the same RP-inducing gene mutation in diallelic form can produce offspring with the RP phenotype.  
 
* A mutation on the USH2A gene is known to cause 10-15% of a syndromic form of RP known as Usher's Syndrome when inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion.<ref name="ghr.nlm.nih.gov">http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/retinitis-pigmentosa{{full|date=March 2015}}</ref>
* [[Autosomal recessive]] inheritance patterns of RP have been identified in at least 45 genes.<ref name="pmid12015282" />  
* This means that two unaffected individuals who are carriers of the same RP-inducing gene mutation, in a diallelic form, can produce offspring with the RP [[phenotype]].  
* A [[mutation]] on the USH2A gene is known to cause 10-15% of a form of RP known as Usher's Syndrome, when inherited in an [[Autosomal recessive disorder|autosomal recessive]] fashion.<ref name="ghr.nlm.nih.gov">http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/retinitis-pigmentosa{{full|date=March 2015}}</ref>


* Mutations in four [[pre-mRNA]] [[splicing factor]]s are known to cause [[autosomal dominant]] retinitis pigmentosa.  
* Mutations in four [[pre-mRNA]] [[splicing factor]]s are known to cause [[autosomal dominant]] retinitis pigmentosa.  
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* Defects in a ubiquitous factor (a protein expressed everywhere) usually cause disease in the [[retina]] due to the retinal photoreceptor cells far greater requirement for protein processing ([[rhodopsin]]) than any other cell type.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1167/iovs.08-3275 |title=Study of Gene-Targeted Mouse Models of Splicing Factor Gene Prpf31 Implicated in Human Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) |journal=Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science |volume=50 |issue=12 |pages=5927–5933 |year=2009 |last1=Bujakowska |first1=K. |last2=Maubaret |first2=C. |last3=Chakarova |first3=C. F. |last4=Tanimoto |first4=N. |last5=Beck |first5=S. C. |last6=Fahl |first6=E. |last7=Humphries |first7=M. M. |last8=Kenna |first8=P. F. |last9=Makarov |first9=E. |last10=Makarova |first10=O. |last11=Paquet-Durand |first11=F. |last12=Ekstrom |first12=P. A. |last13=Van Veen |first13=T. |last14=Leveillard |first14=T. |last15=Humphries |first15=P. |last16=Seeliger |first16=M. W. |last17=Bhattacharya |first17=S. S. |pmid=19578015}}</ref>
* Defects in a ubiquitous factor (a protein expressed everywhere) usually cause disease in the [[retina]] due to the retinal photoreceptor cells far greater requirement for protein processing ([[rhodopsin]]) than any other cell type.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1167/iovs.08-3275 |title=Study of Gene-Targeted Mouse Models of Splicing Factor Gene Prpf31 Implicated in Human Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) |journal=Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science |volume=50 |issue=12 |pages=5927–5933 |year=2009 |last1=Bujakowska |first1=K. |last2=Maubaret |first2=C. |last3=Chakarova |first3=C. F. |last4=Tanimoto |first4=N. |last5=Beck |first5=S. C. |last6=Fahl |first6=E. |last7=Humphries |first7=M. M. |last8=Kenna |first8=P. F. |last9=Makarov |first9=E. |last10=Makarova |first10=O. |last11=Paquet-Durand |first11=F. |last12=Ekstrom |first12=P. A. |last13=Van Veen |first13=T. |last14=Leveillard |first14=T. |last15=Humphries |first15=P. |last16=Seeliger |first16=M. W. |last17=Bhattacharya |first17=S. S. |pmid=19578015}}</ref>


* The somatic, or [[X-linked recessive inheritance|X-linked inheritance]] patterns of RP are currently identified with the mutations of six genes, the most common occurring at specific loci in the RPGR and RP2 genes.<ref name="ghr.nlm.nih.gov" />
* The [[somatic]], or [[X-linked recessive|X-linked inheritance]] patterns of RP are currently identified with the mutations of six genes, the most common occurring at specific [[loci]] in the RPGR and RP2 genes.<ref name="ghr.nlm.nih.gov" />


====Retinitis Pigmentosa Genetic Defects====
* Genetic defects and their associated retinitis pigmentosa subtypes are listed in the table below:
* Genetic defects and their associated retinitis pigmentosa subtypes are listed in the table below:
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  | Retinitis pigmentosa, X-linked, and sinorespiratory infections, with or without deafness
  | Retinitis pigmentosa, X-linked, and sinorespiratory infections, with or without deafness
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===Infectious Agents===
===Infectious Agents===


====Cytomegalovirus Retinitis====
====Cytomegalovirus Retinitis====
*Cytomegalovirus Retinitis is a result of a viral, herpes infection of the retina.
*[[Cytomegalovirus]] retinitis is a result of a viral, herpes infection of the retina.
*Highly prevalent as a cause of blindness within the AIDS infected population.<ref name="ret phys">Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>
*Highly prevalent as a cause of blindness within the [[AIDS]] infected population.<ref name="ret phys">Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>


====Syphilis====
====Syphilis====
*Retinitis resulting from a syphilitic infection is commonly referred to as a ocular syphilis.  
*Retinitis resulting from a syphilitic infection is commonly referred to as a ocular syphilis.  
*The infection persists as syphilitic spirochetes, ''Treponema pallidum'', invade or cause allergic reactions within the surrounding tissue.<ref name="ret phys">Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>
*The infection persists as syphilitic spirochetes, ''[[Treponema pallidum]]'', invade or cause allergic reactions within the surrounding tissue.<ref name="ret phys">Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>


====Endogenous Fungal Infections====
====Fungal Infections====
*Two types of retina infections may occur depending on a mode of fungal infection. These two types our outlined as endogenous or exogenous.  
*Two types of retina infections may occur depending on the mode of fungal infection. These two types our outlined as [[endogenous]] or [[exogenous]].  
*Endogenous fungal retinitis is primarily a result of a disseminated fungal infection.  
*[[Endogenous]] fungal retinitis is primarily a result of a disseminated fungal infection.  
*Exogenous fungal infections primarily occur as a result of a recent event such as physical injury or surgery.  
*[[Exogenous]] fungal infections primarily occur as a result of a recent event such as physical injury or surgery.  
*Exogenous fungal infections are usually a result of Candidal retinitis. An infection commonly associated with candida chorioretinitis.  
*[[Exogenous]] fungal infections are usually a result of Candidal retinitis. An infection commonly associated with candida chorioretinitis.  
*Candidas chorioretinitis is typically caused by the species ''Candida albicans.''<ref name="ret phys">Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>
*Candidas chorioretinitis is typically caused by the species ''[[Candida albicans]].''<ref name="ret phys">Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>


====Tuberculosis====
====Tuberculosis====
*Extrapulmonary clinical manifestations of tuberculosis include intraocular caseating granulomas.  
*Extrapulmonary clinical manifestations of [[tuberculosis]] include intraocular, caseating [[Granuloma|granulomas]].  
*Infection of the retina is associated with the spread of the tuberculosis causing bacterial agents.  
*Infection of the retina is associated with the spread of the [[tuberculosis]] causing bacterial agents.  
*Common presentation of tuberculosis in the retina appears as multiple choroidal tubercles.  
*Common presentation of tuberculosis in the [[retina]] appears as multiple [[choroidal]] tubercles.  
*These tubercles are best defined as minor nodules with a grayish appearance.<ref name="ret phys">Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>
*These tubercles are best defined as minor [[nodules]] with a grayish appearance.<ref name="ret phys">Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>


====Toxoplasmosis====
====Toxoplasmosis====
*Toxoplasma gondii is a parasitic agent found in contaminated meat and egg products.  
*[[Toxoplasma gondii]] is a [[Parasitic disease|parasitic agent]] found in contaminated meat and egg products.  
*Persistence occurs within the vacuoles of cells found within tissues throughout the host.
*Persistence occurs within the [[vacuoles]] of cells found within tissues throughout the host.
*Rupturing of tissue cysts with host cells may lead disease resulting in retinitis. This occurrence is mostly common within individuals who were previously immuno-compromised.<ref name="ret phys">Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>
*Rupturing of [[Cysts|tissue cysts]] within host cells may lead to the progression of the disease, ultimately resulting in retinitis. This occurrence is mostly common within individuals who were previously immuno-compromised.<ref name="ret phys">Infectious Retinitis: A Review. YACHNA AHUJA, MD · STEVEN M. COUCH, MD · RAYMUND R. RAZONABLE, MD · SOPHIE J. BAKRI, MD. http://www.retinalphysician.com/articleviewer.aspx?articleID=102293. Accessed April 13, 2016. </ref>


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Overview

Retinitis may be caused by multiple infectious agents including cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis, tuberculosis, syphilis, and candida. Retinitis Pigmentosa is classified as a genetically predisposed eye disease which occurs as a result of an inherited genetic defect. [1]

Causes of Retinitis

Genetic

Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinitis Pigmentosa Genetics

  • Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is one of the most common forms of inherited retinal degeneration.[3]

Defects in the Rhodopsin Gene

Autosomal Recessive Inheritance Patterns

  • Autosomal recessive inheritance patterns of RP have been identified in at least 45 genes.[5]
  • This means that two unaffected individuals who are carriers of the same RP-inducing gene mutation, in a diallelic form, can produce offspring with the RP phenotype.
  • A mutation on the USH2A gene is known to cause 10-15% of a form of RP known as Usher's Syndrome, when inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion.[13]
  • Mutations in four pre-mRNA splicing factors are known to cause autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.
  • These are PRPF3 (human PRPF3 is HPRPF3; also PRP3), PRPF8, PRPF31 and PAP1.
  • The above factors are ubiquitously expressed.
  • Defects in a ubiquitous factor (a protein expressed everywhere) usually cause disease in the retina due to the retinal photoreceptor cells far greater requirement for protein processing (rhodopsin) than any other cell type.[14]
  • The somatic, or X-linked inheritance patterns of RP are currently identified with the mutations of six genes, the most common occurring at specific loci in the RPGR and RP2 genes.[13]

Retinitis Pigmentosa Genetic Defects

  • Genetic defects and their associated retinitis pigmentosa subtypes are listed in the table below:
OMIM Gene Type
180100 RP1 Retinitis pigmentosa-1
312600 RP2 Retinitis pigmentosa-2
300029 RPGR Retinitis pigmentosa-3
608133 PRPH2 Retinitis pigmentosa-7
180104 RP9 Retinitis pigmentosa-9
180105 IMPDH1 Retinitis pigmentosa-10
600138 PRPF31 Retinitis pigmentosa-11
600105 CRB1 Retinitis pigmentosa-12, autosomal recessive
600059 PRPF8 Retinitis pigmentosa-13
600132 TULP1 Retinitis pigmentosa-14
600852 CA4 Retinitis pigmentosa-17
601414 HPRPF3 Retinitis pigmentosa-18
601718 ABCA4 Retinitis pigmentosa-19
602772 EYS Retinitis pigmentosa-25
608380 CERKL Retinitis pigmentosa-26
607921 FSCN2 Retinitis pigmentosa-30
609923 TOPORS Retinitis pigmentosa-31
610359 SNRNP200 Retinitis pigmentosa 33
610282 SEMA4A Retinitis pigmentosa-35
610599 PRCD Retinitis pigmentosa-36
611131 NR2E3 Retinitis pigmentosa-37
268000 MERTK Retinitis pigmentosa-38
268000 USH2A Retinitis pigmentosa-39
612095 PROM1 Retinitis pigmentosa-41
612943 KLHL7 Retinitis pigmentosa-42
268000 CNGB1 Retinitis pigmentosa-45
613194 BEST1 Retinitis pigmentosa-50
613464 TTC8 Retinitis pigmentosa 51
613428 C2orf71 Retinitis pigmentosa 54
613575 ARL6 Retinitis pigmentosa 55
613617 ZNF513 Retinitis pigmentosa 58
613861 DHDDS Retinitis pigmentosa 59
613194 BEST1 Retinitis pigmentosa, concentric
608133 PRPH2 Retinitis pigmentosa, digenic
613341 LRAT Retinitis pigmentosa, juvenile
268000 SPATA7 Retinitis pigmentosa, juvenile, autosomal recessive
268000 CRX Retinitis pigmentosa, late-onset dominant
300455 RPGR Retinitis pigmentosa, X-linked, and sinorespiratory infections, with or without deafness

Infectious Agents

Cytomegalovirus Retinitis

  • Cytomegalovirus retinitis is a result of a viral, herpes infection of the retina.
  • Highly prevalent as a cause of blindness within the AIDS infected population.[15]

Syphilis

  • Retinitis resulting from a syphilitic infection is commonly referred to as a ocular syphilis.
  • The infection persists as syphilitic spirochetes, Treponema pallidum, invade or cause allergic reactions within the surrounding tissue.[15]

Fungal Infections

  • Two types of retina infections may occur depending on the mode of fungal infection. These two types our outlined as endogenous or exogenous.
  • Endogenous fungal retinitis is primarily a result of a disseminated fungal infection.
  • Exogenous fungal infections primarily occur as a result of a recent event such as physical injury or surgery.
  • Exogenous fungal infections are usually a result of Candidal retinitis. An infection commonly associated with candida chorioretinitis.
  • Candidas chorioretinitis is typically caused by the species Candida albicans.[15]

Tuberculosis

  • Extrapulmonary clinical manifestations of tuberculosis include intraocular, caseating granulomas.
  • Infection of the retina is associated with the spread of the tuberculosis causing bacterial agents.
  • Common presentation of tuberculosis in the retina appears as multiple choroidal tubercles.
  • These tubercles are best defined as minor nodules with a grayish appearance.[15]

Toxoplasmosis

  • Toxoplasma gondii is a parasitic agent found in contaminated meat and egg products.
  • Persistence occurs within the vacuoles of cells found within tissues throughout the host.
  • Rupturing of tissue cysts within host cells may lead to the progression of the disease, ultimately resulting in retinitis. This occurrence is mostly common within individuals who were previously immuno-compromised.[15]

References

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  4. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; RP -268000
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  7. Senin, Ivan I.; Bosch, Laia; Ramon, Eva; Zernii, Evgeni Yu.; Manyosa, Joan; Philippov, Pavel P.; Garriga, Pere (2006). "Ca2+/recoverin dependent regulation of phosphorylation of the rhodopsin mutant R135L associated with retinitis pigmentosa". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 349 (1): 345–52. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.08.048. PMID 16934219.
  8. Dryja, Thaddeus P.; McGee, Terri L.; Reichel, Elias; Hahn, Lauri B.; Cowley, Glenn S.; Yandell, David W.; Sandberg, Michael A.; Berson, Eliot L. (1990). "A point mutation of the rhodopsin gene in one form of retinitis pigmentosa". Nature. 343 (6256): 364–6. Bibcode:1990Natur.343..364D. doi:10.1038/343364a0. PMID 2137202. line feed character in |first5= at position 6 (help); line feed character in |first8= at position 6 (help); line feed character in |first7= at position 8 (help); line feed character in |title= at position 64 (help)
  9. Dryja, Thaddeus P.; McGee, Terri L.; Hahn, Lauri B.; Cowley, Glenn S.; Olsson, Jane E.; Reichel, Elias; Sandberg, Michael A.; Berson, Eliot L. (1990). "Mutations within the Rhodopsin Gene in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa". New England Journal of Medicine. 323 (19): 1302–7. doi:10.1056/NEJM199011083231903. PMID 2215617.
  10. Berson, E. L.; Rosner, B; Sandberg, M. A.; Weigel-Difranco, C; Dryja, T. P. (1991). "Ocular findings in patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa and rhodopsin, proline-347-leucine". American journal of ophthalmology. 111 (5): 614–23. doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(14)73708-0. PMID 2021172.
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  12. Oh, Kean T.; Weleber, R. G.; Lotery, A; Oh, D. M.; Billingslea, A. M.; Stone, E. M. (2000). "Description of a New Mutation in Rhodopsin, Pro23Ala, and Comparison with Electroretinographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Pro23His Mutation". Archives of Ophthalmology. 118 (9): 1269–76. doi:10.1001/archopht.118.9.1269. PMID 10980774.
  13. 13.0 13.1 http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/retinitis-pigmentosa[full citation needed]
  14. Bujakowska, K.; Maubaret, C.; Chakarova, C. F.; Tanimoto, N.; Beck, S. C.; Fahl, E.; Humphries, M. M.; Kenna, P. F.; Makarov, E.; Makarova, O.; Paquet-Durand, F.; Ekstrom, P. A.; Van Veen, T.; Leveillard, T.; Humphries, P.; Seeliger, M. W.; Bhattacharya, S. S. (2009). "Study of Gene-Targeted Mouse Models of Splicing Factor Gene Prpf31 Implicated in Human Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)". Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50 (12): 5927–5933. doi:10.1167/iovs.08-3275. PMID 19578015.
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