title: Optic disk edema with a macular star.
abstract: A 13-year-old boy presented with acute loss of vision in his right eye of 2 weeks' duration. He had a high fever and was ill for several days, then improved but suffered recurrent episodes of sweating and a high fever. Ophthalmoscopy of the right eye showed optic disk edema, mild vitreous cells, and minimal exudates in the macula. Bartonella henselae titers were positive. A diagnosis of optic disk edema with a macular star secondary to cat-scratch disease was made. The patient was treated with doxycycline and made a dramatic improvement to visual acuity of 20/30 with a minimal residual relative central scotoma. The optic disk edema and macular star resolved, and the patient was left with mild optic atrophy in the right eye.
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center, College Station, USA.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Ghauri
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000276:immunology*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010211:Papilledema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004318:Doxycycline