Acute bilateral posterior angiopathy with influenza A viral infection.
We studied an unusual case of an acute bilateral posterior angiopathy with a secondary maculopathy and papillitis that resulted in a severe reduction of visual acuity which resolved spontaneously within several days. The clinical appearance and subsequent viral titers suggested influenza A as a specific cause.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000098:blood supply; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012171:Retinal Vessels