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.
Departamento de Oftalmologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brasil.
Paulo de Tarso Ponte
Pde T
Pierre Filho
Jurandir Pontes
JP
Carvalho Filho
Erika Teles Linhares
ET
Pierre
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*