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Published on: September 11, 2013
Bilateral neuroretinits and exudative retinal detachment with multifocal subretinal deposits secondary to Bartonella
Efrat Fleissig1,2, Fiona Kim1, Douglas Kenneth Sigford1
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
Purpose:
to describe a case of bilateral neuroretinitis with bullous retinal detachment and multiple subretinal lesions, in a 10-year-old immunocompetent girl.
Observations:
A broad workup for infectious, inflammatory and masquerade etiologies was done for the patient, resulting in positive IgM and IgG for Bartonella henselae. The patient demonstrated improvement in the visual acuity, and rapid resolution of the retinal detachment and subretinal lesions in both eyes in response to systemic rifampin, doxycycline and corticosteroids.
Conclusions And Importance:
Bartonella henselae neuroretinitis may present as an acute form of bullous retinal detachment with multiple subretinal lesions and markedly reduced vision. Significant visual improvement may occur with prompt treatment with a combination of systemic antibiotics and corticosteroids.
