title: Bilateral acute visual loss from Rathke's cleft cyst apoplexy in a patient with dengue fever.
abstract: Hemorrhagic complications of optic pathway diseases are extremely rare causes of acute visual loss associated with dengue fever. In this paper we report a patient presenting with dengue fever and bilateral acute visual loss caused by chiasmal compression due to Rathke's cleft cyst apoplexy. Considering the importance of early diagnosis and treatment to visual recovery, apoplexy of sellar and suprasellar tumors should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with acute visual loss and dengue fever.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Cláudia De Franco
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael Barbosa de
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduardo Cunha de
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mário Luiz Ribeiro
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Monteiro