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Ocular manifestations of West Nile virus
Sophie J Bakri1, Peter K Kaiser
1The Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
Purpose Of Review:
To review the ocular findings of patients with West Nile Virus.
Recent Findings:
Ocular findings have included multifocal choroiditis, vitritis, intraretinal hemorrhages, iritis, keratic precipitates, optic neuritis, branch retinal artery occlusions, and chorioretinal scarring in a case of intrauterine transmission.
Summary:
The ocular findings associated with WNV appear to be self-limited. All the adults reported had improved vision and most had resolution of inflammation, with or without topical steroids, over the course of a few months. It may be reasonable to obtain West Nile Virus titers in any patient presenting with the above findings and systemic illness, especially from an endemic area.
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