title: Neuroretinitis with branch retinal artery occlusion in a 15-year-old female.
abstract: We report a case of Bartonella henselae neuroretinitis with significant disc and peripapillary edema, branch retinal artery occlusion without macula involvement and well preserved central vision. A 15-year-old female presented with loss of vision over 4 weeks in the left eye. She had a history of cat exposure, but a cat scratch, insect bite or conjunctivitis was not reported. An inferotemporal arcuate scotoma developed during the acute phase and persisted over the course of the follow-up.
authors.affiliation: The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont., Canada ; University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa, Ont., Canada.
authors.forename: Sina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa, Ont., Canada.
authors.forename: Behrooz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Azizi
authors.affiliation: The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont., Canada ; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., Canada.
authors.forename: Adrian C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.affiliation: The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont., Canada ; University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa, Ont., Canada.
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coupland
authors.affiliation: The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ont., Canada ; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., Canada ; University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa, Ont., Canada.
authors.forename: Chloe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa, Ont., Canada.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zackon
keywords: Bartonella henselae; Branch retinal artery occlusion; Cat scratch disease; Neuroretinitis; Uveitis