1. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy associated with rickettsia conorii infection.
- Author
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Khairallah M, Zaouali S, Ben Yahia S, Ladjimi A, Messaoud R, Jenzeri S, and Attia S
- Subjects
- Acute Disease, Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Boutonneuse Fever diagnosis, Boutonneuse Fever drug therapy, Doxycycline therapeutic use, Eye Infections, Bacterial diagnosis, Eye Infections, Bacterial drug therapy, Fluorescein Angiography, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect, Humans, Male, Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic diagnosis, Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic drug therapy, Visual Field Tests, Visual Fields, Boutonneuse Fever microbiology, Eye Infections, Bacterial microbiology, Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic microbiology, Rickettsia conorii isolation & purification
- Abstract
A 43-year-old man with fever, headache, and skin rash developed unilateral acute anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. The indirect immunofluorescence test was positive for Rickettsia conorii. Although retinal lesions have been described in Rickettsia conorii infection, this is the first reported case of ischemic optic neuropathy. This infection should be considered in a patient with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy with high fever or skin rash who inhabits or travels from an endemic area.
- Published
- 2005
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