title: A challenging differential diagnosis of optic neuropathy in ED: CSD.
abstract: Optic neuropathy due to cat scratch disease (CSD) is a rare occurrence associated with macular star formation and is characterised by sudden mostly unilateral painless loss of vision. The aetiological agent in CSD is Bartonella henselae. Ocular complications present in up to 10% of patients and include neuroretinitis, conjunctivitis or uveitis. Ocular bartonelosis is usually self-limited. A case of a man patient with neuroretinitis caused by B. henselae is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rohat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ak
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Doganay
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru Unal
authors.initials: EU
authors.lastname: Akoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tuba Cimilli
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ozturk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018416:Bartonella henselae; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012173:Retinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*