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Cat‐scratch disease: ocular manifestations and treatment outcome.
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Acta Ophthalmologica (1755375X) . Jun2018, Vol. 96 Issue 4, pe524-e532. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Purpose: To characterize cat‐scratch disease (CSD) ocular manifestations and visual outcome and evaluate the effect of systemic antibiotics and corticosteroids on final visual acuity (VA). Methods: Multicentre retrospective cohort study. Medical records of 86 patients with ocular disease (107 eyes) of 3222 patients identified in a national CSD surveillance study were reviewed. Results: Mean age was 35.1 ± 14.2 years. Median follow‐up was 20 weeks (range 1–806 weeks). Of 94/107 (88%) eyes with swollen disc, 60 (64%) had neuroretinitis at presentation, 14 (15%) developed neuroretinitis during follow‐up, and 20 (21%) were diagnosed with inflammatory disc oedema. Optic nerve head lesion, uveitis, optic neuropathy and retinal vessel occlusion were found in 43 (40%), 38 (36%), 34 (33%) and 8 (7%) eyes, respectively. Good VA (better than 20/40), moderate vision loss (20/40–20/200) and severe vision loss (worse than 20/200) were found in 26/79 (33%), 35/79 (44%) and 18/79 (23%) eyes at baseline and in 63/79 (80%), 11/79 (14%) and 5/79 (6%) eyes at final follow‐up, respectively (p < 0.001). Significant VA improvement (defined as improvement of ≥3 Snellen lines at final follow‐up compared to baseline) occurred in 12/24 (50%) eyes treated with antibiotics compared with 14/16 (88%) eyes treated with antibiotics and corticosteroids (p = 0.02). Multivariate logistic regression was suggestive of the same association (odds ratio 7.0; 95% CI 1.3–37.7; p = 0.024). Conclusion: Optic nerve head lesion is a common and unique manifestation of ocular CSD. Most patients improved and had final good VA. Combined antibiotics and corticosteroid treatment was associated with a better visual outcome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1755375X
- Volume :
- 96
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Acta Ophthalmologica (1755375X)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130863200
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aos.13684