Abstract
Background Ocular and extraocular immune-mediated phenomena are known to occur following febrile illness. Vasculitis, retinitis and neurosensory detachment are not well-recognized sequelae of typhoid fever.
Findings We report a case of vasculitis, retinitis and macular neurosensory detachment presenting post typhoid fever. A 27-year-old female presented with decreased vision in right eye with history of typhoid fever (treated adequately 6 weeks prior). Her best corrected visual acuity in right eye was 20/125, N36. Fundus showed a patch of vasculitis and retinitis superior to the disc associated with macular neurosensory detachment and disc pallor. With oral steroids, the inflammation resolved and visual acuity improved to 20/20 at 6 weeks.
Conclusions Immune-mediated vasculitis and retinitis following typhoid fever may respond well to systemic steroids.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 23 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-3 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Immune-mediated retinitis
- Neuroretinitis
- Post fever retinitis
- Post typhoid retinitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Horticulture
- Plant Science
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