title: Neuroimaging of ocular involvement in patients with sickle cell disease and review of the literature.
abstract: Endophthalmitis is a rare cause of ocular infection that can be associated with immunocompromising conditions and, more rarely, with sickle cell disease. In this case report and review of the literature, we present a case of a young male with sickle cell disease who presented with rapidly progressive ocular pain, edema, erythema, and decreased visual acuity. The key radiological findings to suggest endophthalmitis were demonstrated using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: 1 Departamento de Radiología, Fundación Universitaria San José, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors.forename: José Fernando
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Vallejo Diaz
authors.affiliation: 2 Neuroradiology Section, Department of Medical Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, Canada.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Glikstein
authors.affiliation: 2 Neuroradiology Section, Department of Medical Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, Canada.
authors.forename: Marlise Peruzzo
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.affiliation: 2 Neuroradiology Section, Department of Medical Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, Canada.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Computed tomography; endophthalmitis; magnetic resonance imaging; sickle cell disease