Severe retinal phlebitis in ocular bartonellosis].

D Díaz-Valle, N Toledano Fernández, A Arteaga Sánchez, R Miguélez Sánchez, D Pascual Allen

Hospital General de Móstoles, Madrid, España. ddiazval@nacom.es

Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología 2003 Apr

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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. 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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D Díaz-Valle, N Toledano Fernández, A Arteaga Sánchez, R Miguélez Sánchez, D Pascual Allen. Severe retinal phlebitis in ocular bartonellosis]. Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. 2003 Apr;78(4):223-6