Bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma in a patient with dengue fever: case report.
Ocular complications in dengue fever are uncommon but may result in visual loss. The authors report the first documented case of a patient with dengue fever who presented with simultaneous bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma. The disease was confirmed by specific serological tests. Despite the treatment, severe visual impairment occurred in this case.
Pierre Filho
Paulo de Tarso Ponte
Pde T
Departamento de Oftalmologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Carvalho Filho
Jurandir Pontes
JP
Pierre
Erika Teles Linhares
ET
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001284:Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000473:pathology; D019595:Severe Dengue / Q000150:complications*