Bilateral retinitis following Chikun- gunya fever
| Autor: | Kalpana Babu, Nandita Venkataraman, Krishna R Murthy, Vidya Satish |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty chikungunya genetic structures Acyclovir Eye Infections Viral Retinitis Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Brief Communication Chikungunya fever medicine.disease_cause Polymerase Chain Reaction Functional Laterality lcsh:Ophthalmology medicine Humans Fluorescein Angiography Ganciclovir Glucocorticoids Diminution Best corrected visual acuity Alphavirus Infections business.industry Bilateral medicine.disease eye diseases Surgery retinitis Ophthalmology Left eye Steroid therapy Herpes simplex virus lcsh:RE1-994 Drug Therapy Combination sense organs business Chikungunya virus Tomography Optical Coherence |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 56, Iss 4, Pp 329-331 (2008) Indian Journal of Ophthalmology |
| ISSN: | 1998-3689 0301-4738 |
| Popis: | A 35-year-old male with a history of chikungunya fever, presented with diminution of vision in the right eye of one-week duration. His best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was counting fingers 2 meters and 20/20 (Snellens) in the right and left eyes respectively. A diagnosis of neuroretinitis was made in the right eye while left eye showed features of retinitis. ELISA (serum) and polymerase chain reaction (aqueous) were positive for herpes simplex virus. The lesions did not show any response to antiviral or steroid treatment and appeared to be self-limiting. At five months follow-up, lesions had resolved well with BCVA of 20/120 and 20/20 in the right and left eyes respectively. |
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