title: Optic neuritis in a traveler returning from Dominican Republic to Spain with dengue virus infection.
abstract: A search of medical literature will show that dengue infection is rarely linked to optic neuritis. Here we report the development of loss of vision in a female traveler who returned to Spain from the Caribbean after acquiring a dengue infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain; Department of Clinical Medicine, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tello
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alzamora
authors.forename: María Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ramón
mesh_terms: D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004293:Dominican Republic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013030:Spain; D014195:Travel