title: Bevacizumab in choroidal neovascularization secondary to Indian tick typhus: A rare case report.
abstract: Tick typhus causes hemorrhagic lesions over the skin. Retina also shows hemorrhages and exudates. Many cases have been reported in western literature about this condition. To our best of knowledge, this is the first case report of tick typhus in India which was also associated with inflammatory choroidal neovascularization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, BLDE University's Sri B. M. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Raghavendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ijeri
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, BLDE University's Sri B. M. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beladiya
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, BLDE University's Sri B. M. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Vijayapura, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sharad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhomaj
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000068258:Bevacizumab / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D058449:Intravitreal Injections; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014438:Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000068258:Bevacizumab