title: Acute Unilateral Vision Loss in a Female Adolescent Due to Ocular Bartonellosis.
abstract: Acute worsening of visual acuity with optic disc edema is commonly assumed to be due to idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Bartonella henselae is an unusual cause to abrupt vision loss that is associated with optic disc edema and exudative macular stars seen on examination. It is an important cause to be aware of because it responds very well to antibiotic treatment. We present a case of a female adolescent with unilateral vision loss cause by cat-scratch neuroretinitis.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: Douglas S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Nassif
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018416:Bartonella henselae; D002372:Cat-Scratch Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010211:Papilledema / Q000209:etiology; D012173:Retinitis / Q000209:etiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents