title: To report a case of unilateral proliferative retinopathy following noncerebral malaria with Plasmodium falciparum in Southern India.
abstract: The retinopathy in association with malaria fever described so far includes retinal hemorrhages, vessel changes, retinal discoloration/whitening and papilledema. Malaria retinopathy has been mostly described in severe cases, associated with Plasmodium falciparum, correlating the patho-physiology of retinal and cerebral manifestations. We report an unusual case of proliferative retinopathy as a manifestation of malaria fever, caused by P. falciparum with no cerebral involvement. The patient had features of unilateral retinal vascular occlusion with proliferative changes and vitreous hemorrhage. To the best of our knowledge, such a case has never been reported so far in the literature. This report highlights the possible occurrence of severe proliferative changes associated with malaria fever, which if diagnosed early can prevent possible blindness.
authors: Sri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Aditya
authors: A
authors: Verma
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Krishna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000276:immunology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D018630:Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan