title: Ophthalmoscopic findings in adult patients with severe falciparum malaria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the systemic and ocular findings of four Indian adult patients with severe Plasmodium falciparum infection.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case reports.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The commonest findings seen were posterior pole hemorrhages that were seen in all patients. These included superficial and subretinal hemorrhages. Some of the eyes with subretinal hemorrhages were associated with a premacular hemorrhage. The findings of retinal whitening and vascular changes were seen in one patient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A spectrum of ocular lesions was noted, including pre-retinal, subretinal hemorrhages, retinal whitening, and retinal vascular anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Lilavati Hospital and Research Center, Bandra, Mumbai, India. doc@retinaconsultant.com
authors.forename: Salil A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Abdul Samad
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: Prakash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jiandani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult