Neuroretinitis in cat scratch disease
By Linda on Sep 17, 2010 in Infections
Full article: http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&id=20825068&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks
Excerpt:
PURPOSE: To present two cases of neuroretinitis in cat scratch
disease We present two girls treated in Department of
Ophthalmology of Poznai University of Medical Sciences because of
unilateral, painless decrease of vision. Both patients presented
following cat exposure fever and lymph nodes swelling.
Ophthalmoscopic findings was neuroretinitis (optic disc edema
with the macular star). Bartonella henselae antibody titers (IgG)
were elevated. CSD is usually self-limited infection in
immunocompetent patients and there is no clear treatment
recommendations. One of our patients received treatment which
included oral antibiotic (macrolides) and steroid. The second
patient was left without treatment. In our case–the duration of
visual loss was longer in patient who was not treated.
