Bevacizumab in choroidal neovascularization secondary to Indian tick typhus: A rare case report

Raghavendra Ijeri1, Gautam Beladiya1, Sharad Bhomaj1

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, BLDE University's Sri B. M. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India.

Tick typhus causes hemorrhagic lesions over the skin. Retina also shows hemorrhages and exudates. Many cases have been reported in western literature about this condition. To our best of knowledge, this is the first case report of tick typhus in India which was also associated with inflammatory choroidal neovascularization.

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