Flebitis retiniana severa en bartonelosis ocular

  1. D Díaz Valle
  2. N Toledano Fernández
  3. A Arteaga Sánchez
  4. R Miguélez Sánchez
  5. D Pascual Allen
Zeitschrift:
Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia

ISSN: 0365-6691

Datum der Publikation: 2003

Ausgabe: 78

Nummer: 4

Seiten: 223-226

Art: Artikel

DOI: 10.4321/S0365-66912003000400010 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen Access editor

Andere Publikationen in: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia

Zusammenfassung

Purpose/Methods: To report the clinical case of a 34-year-old male with atypical ophthalmic manifestations of cat-scratch disease (ocular bartonellosis), including an extensive retinal phlebitis, as well as the evolution of the clinical picture with treatment. Results/Conclusions: The clinical diagnosis of ocular bartonellosis was serologically confirmed. Oral treatment with ciprofloxacine healed the phlebitis and the neuroretinitis, with a residual optic disk pallor. This case exemplifies the diversitiy of ocular manifestations of this disease. The authors recommend considering this condition in the differential diagnosis of posterior uveitis in young patients.

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