Serous retinal detachment of the macula associated with cat scratch disease.
OBJECTIVE
We studied an unusual ocular manifestation of cat scratch disease.


METHODS
We examined a patient who had a serous retinal detachment of the macula with vision loss out of proportion to her retinal findings.


RESULTS
The patient was found to have cat scratch disease by antibody titers.


CONCLUSIONS
Cat scratch disease should be considered in patients with a serous neurosensory retinal detachment of the macula and a history of cat exposure or systemic signs or symptoms consistent with the disease.
Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
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Zacchei
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Newman
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Sternberg
D000328:Adult; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*