PRESUMED POSTERIOR UVEITIS RELATED TO EHRLICHIA EXPOSURE.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of posterior uveitis with retinal vasculitis related to Ehrlichia exposure.


METHODS
Single case report of a 68-year-old woman with posterior uveitis, steroid-induced glaucoma, and retinal holes.


RESULTS
Ehrlichia titers were elevated 4-fold (1:256; normal <1:64) with an otherwise normal laboratory workup. The patient's cystoid macular edema responded to sub-Tenon's triamcinolone and oral doxycycline.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, this is the first case of posterior uveitis associated with Ehrlichia reported in humans.
Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Harish
H
Raja
Rachel C
RC
Mercer
Sophie J
SJ
Bakri
D004536:Ehrlichia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D057972:Posterior Eye Segment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D015866:Uveitis, Posterior / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014792:Visual Acuity