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A Murine Model of Dengue Virus-induced Acute Viral Encephalitis-like Disease
Published on: April 28, 2019
[Bilateral optic neuritis after dengue viral infection: case report]
Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de Aragão1, Ieda Maria Alexandre Barreira, Livia Nogueira Costa Lima
1Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Abstract:
Dengue fever is a well known viral infection transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito. Its geographic distribution covers over 100 countries. Clinical presentation is variable and depends upon the age and immunological status of the patient. It can be classified as asymptomatic illness, dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic or dengue shock syndrome. Ocular manifestations of dengue have been described, however there are few reports on neurological involvement. We hereby report two cases of bilateral optic neuritis after dengue viral infection. Both of them rapidly recovered the visual acuity without treatment.
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