[Severe retinal phlebitis in ocular bartonellosis].
OBJECTIVE
To report the clinical case of a 34-year-old male with atypical ophthalmic manifestations of cat-scratch disease (ocular bartonellosis), including an extensive retinal phlebitis, as well as the evolution of the clinical picture with treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
The clinical diagnosis of ocular bartonellosis was serologically confirmed. Oral treatment with ciprofloxacine healed the phlebitis and the neuroretinitis, with a residual optic disk pallor. This case exemplifies the diversitiy of ocular manifestations of this disease. The authors recommend considering this condition in the differential diagnosis of posterior uveitis in young patients.
Hospital General de Móstoles, Madrid, España. ddiazval@nacom.es
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Díaz-Valle
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Toledano Fernández
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Arteaga Sánchez
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Miguélez Sánchez
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Pascual Allen
D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D018416:Bartonella henselae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012169:Retinal Vein; D012173:Retinitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D002939:Ciprofloxacin