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Abstract
Purpose: We describe a rare complication of macular hole formation in rickettsia post-fever retinitis.
Patients and methods: Retrospective observational case report of a patient who presented with post-fever retinitis and cystoid macular edema that later progressed to a macular hole. Clinical record and multimodal imaging including fundus photography, fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA), and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) were analyzed.
Results: Initial examination revealed multifocal retinitis lesions with vitritis associated with disc and macular edema, consistent with a diagnosis of post-fever retinitis. During the course of her treatment, she developed a full-thickness macular hole, complicating the management and requiring surgical intervention.
Conclusion: Continued monitoring and management are essential to address potential sequelae and ensure minimised long-term ocular morbidity in affected patients. Further reports are needed to precise and characterize this clinical relationship and its management.
期刊介绍:
Ocular Immunology & Inflammation ranks 18 out of 59 in the Ophthalmology Category.Ocular Immunology and Inflammation is a peer-reviewed, scientific publication that welcomes the submission of original, previously unpublished manuscripts directed to ophthalmologists and vision scientists. Published bimonthly, the journal provides an international medium for basic and clinical research reports on the ocular inflammatory response and its control by the immune system. The journal publishes original research papers, case reports, reviews, letters to the editor, meeting abstracts, and invited editorials.