Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017

Bartonella henselae neuroretinitis and venous sinus thrombosis: a case report

Yesenia Going, Muhammad Cajee, Wison Le, Stephanie Tan, Hannah Farquhar, Peter Stride

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 A 19–year–old immunocompetent male presented with severe headache and blurred vision in his left eye. Ophthalmic examination revealed reduced visual acuity and relative afferent pupillary defect in the left eye, increased intraocular pressure bilaterally, and bilateral neuroretinitis. Serology results revealed positive immunoglobulin G titres of Bartonella henselae (cat scratch disease). Magnetic resonance imaging of the head showed venous sinus thrombosis. The patient’s bilateral neuroretinitis and venous sinus thrombosis is postulated to be caused by Bartonella henselae. This is the first known case demonstrating venous sinus thrombosis caused by Bartonella henselae.

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Yesenia Going, Muhammad Cajee, Wison Le, Stephanie Tan, Hannah Farquhar, Peter Stride, Bartonella henselae neuroretinitis and venous sinus thrombosis: a case report, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2017

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