title: A case of dengue maculopathy with spontaneous recovery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of dengue maculopathy, which resolved spontaneously without treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 25-year-old female patient with good past health was admitted to a general hospital in Hong Kong with fever of unknown origin after traveling to Indonesia. Based on the clinical features and a positive real-time polymerase chain reaction for dengue virus type 1, she was diagnosed with dengue fever. The patient developed dengue macu-lopathy mainly affecting the vision of her left eye. Abnormalities on a multifocal electro-retinogram showed bilateral involvement.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As there is no proven treatment for dengue maculopathy, the patient opted for observation. Her vision returned to normal within 3 weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dengue maculopathy can cause severe visual loss and may resolve without treatment.
authors.affiliation: Hong Kong Eye Hospital, and Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Fiona Oi-Jing
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Luk
authors.forename: Carmen Kar-Mun
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Timothy Yuk-Yau
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lai
keywords: Dengue fever; Electroretinogram; Maculopathy; Viral infection
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