Title of article :
Bartonella henelae infection aociated with peripapillary angioma, branch retinal artery occluion, and evere viion lo
Author/Authors :
Andrea V. Gray، نويسنده , , J. Brian Reed، نويسنده , , Robert T. Wendel، نويسنده , , Lawrence . More، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1999
Pages :
2
From page :
223
To page :
224
Abstract :
PURPOE: To report atypical clinical feature of Bartonella henelae neuroretiniti treated with combination antibiotic. METHOD: Cae report. REULT: A 20-year-old man with a poitive B. henelae titer developed a unilateral neuroretiniti, a large peripapillary angiomatou leion, branch artery occluion with ichemic maculopathy, and viion lo that failed to improve with clindamycin. Treatment with doxycycline and rifampin led to rapid clinical improvement. The evere viion lo in thi cae i atypical. CONCLUION: Ocular finding aociated with B. henelae infection may include retinal angiomatou leion and branch retinal artery occluion. Doxycycline and rifampin were ucceful in treating the infection.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Serial Year :
1999
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Record number :
622354
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