title: Bilateral optic neuritis due to malaria.
abstract: Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by protists of the genus Plasmodium. Malaria is widespread in tropical regions around the equator, including much of sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas, and uncommonly seen in the developed world. Although a variety of ocular manifestations have been linked to malaria, optic neuritis is rare. We report a patient who developed bilateral optic neuritis after he was treated successfully for acute falciparum malaria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA. jchacko@uams.edu
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.forename: Sanjeeva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onteddu
authors.forename: Eric R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials