Neuroretinitis caused by Toxoplasmagondii as an unusual presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Published in Infectious diseases now
Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis Evolving With Submacular Granuloma.
Published in Ocular immunology and inflammation
DUSN is an infectious ocular disease that can lead to severe visual impairment and blindness. It usually occurs in young healthy individuals and depending on the stage of the disease, clinical presentation may range from mild vitritis and multifocal gray-white lesions in outer retina to optic atrophy.Parasites of different sizes and species have be...
Case of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as neuroretinitis and vaso-occlusive retinopathy
Published in BMC Ophthalmology
BackgroundOcular involvement in catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS), a rare, life-threatening form of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) that results in multiorgan failure and a high mortality rate, has rarely been reported.Case presentationA 15-year-old girl presented with sudden vision blurring in both eyes. She had marked optic disc swell...
The clinical spectrum of ocular bartonellosis: a retrospective study at a tertiary centre in Malaysia
Published in Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
BackgroundCat scratch disease (CSD) is a systemic illness caused by the gram-negative bacillus, Bartonella henselea, which can occasionally involve the ocular structures. The objective of this study is to evaluate the various clinical presentations of ocular bartonellosis at our institution. A retrospective review of the clinical records of 13 pati...
Spontaneous resolution of unilateral Behcet's associated neuroretinitis
Published in American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose Behcet's disease is an immune-mediated condition which can commonly have ocular involvement. We present a case of Behcet's associated neuroretinitis, which is a rare ocular manifestation of Behcet's disease. Observations The patient experienced significant improvement in her neuroretinitis without initiation of treatment. After 28 days of o...
Recurrent Neuroretinitis: A Unique Presentation of Behçet’s Disease in a Child
Published in Case Reports in Ophthalmology
We describe a case of Behçet’s disease (BD) in a young child that presented with recurrent neuroretinitis and developed retinal lesions during follow-up. A 4.5-year-old girl presented with fever of 39.5°C, erythema nodosum in her legs, bilateral knee arthritis, and perineum aphthae. On ocular examination, visual acuity was 20/25 in both eyes. Right...
Not cat-scratch disease: Bartonella henselae neuroretinitis associated with non-feline pet mammals ☆
Published in IDCases
To describe the ocurrence of Bartonella -associated neuroretinitis secondary to non-feline pet exposure, we retrospectively reviewed medical records and imaging from patients with a clinical and serologic diagnosis of Bartonella henselae (BH). Retinal imaging included color fundus photography, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fluorescein angi...
About 3 cases of post-acute retinopathy of chikungunya fever.
Published in Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia
A descriptive study is presented on a case series of 3 patients, with IgM an IgG serology diagnosis of Chikungunya in whom other metabolic, autoimmune and infectious diseases were ruled out. They presented with other ocular manifestations with vascular changes and inflammatory characteristics. They were treated at the Retinovascular and Retinal and...
Bilateral ocular involvement with syphilis in a known HIV patient
Published in American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
The development and spontaneous resolution of a full-thickness macular hole in bartonella henselae neuroretinitis in a 1...
Published in American journal of ophthalmology case reports
To describe an unusual case of Bartonella henselae neuroretinitis complicated by macular hole (MH) development. A full-thickness macular hole developed in a 12-year-old boy in association with serology-confirmed Bartonella henselae neuroretinitis. Following a period of observation, the MH closed without intervention. MH may occur as a complication ...
