Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 19, 2026

A Murine Model of Dengue Virus-induced Acute Viral Encephalitis-like Disease
Published on: April 28, 2019
Bilateral acute visual loss from Rathke's cleft cyst apoplexy in a patient with dengue fever
Ana Cláudia De Franco Suzuki1, Rafael Barbosa de Araújo1, Eduardo Cunha de Souza1
1Division of Ophthalmology, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
Hemorrhagic complications of optic pathway diseases are extremely rare causes of acute visual loss associated with dengue fever. In this paper we report a patient presenting with dengue fever and bilateral acute visual loss caused by chiasmal compression due to Rathke's cleft cyst apoplexy. Considering the importance of early diagnosis and treatment to visual recovery, apoplexy of sellar and suprasellar tumors should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with acute visual loss and dengue fever.
Related Concept Videos
Diabetic Retinopathy
Photoreceptors and Visual Pathways
Glaucoma: Overview
Encephalitis ll: Pathophysiology
Encephalitis l: Introduction
Arboviral Encephalitis

