Title
Neuroretinitis por Bartonella henselae: A propósito de un caso con seguimiento por tomografía de coherencia óptica
Other title
Neuroretinitis caused by Bartonella henselae: A case with follow up through optical coherence tomography
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Centro De almológico Mácula D y T
Centro De almológico Mácula D y T
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
The case of a 36 year-old male with neuroretinitis caused by Bartonella henselae is reported, whose periodic follow-up was done through optical coherence tomography (OCT). The onset of this disease was characterized by unilateral low visual acuity (VA), painless, of sudden onset, in the right eye (RE), associated to l febrile symptom. The funduscopic examination showed edema in the posterior pole which extended from the optical disc to the macular region in the RE. The OCT confirmed macular and optical disc thickening, as well as the presence of sub retinal macular fluid. Systemic studies were normal except for a blood count due to the presence of leukocytosis and positive for Bartonella henselae. The follow up with CT Scan helped to evaluate the decrease in macular edema, with the subsequent improvement of visual acuity and absence of related complications. This report describes the utility of the follow up with OCT in a patient with neuroretinitis caused by Bartonella henselae.
Start page
133
End page
136
Volume
30
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Neurociencias
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84882585238
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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