| Title |
Postinfectious Optic Neuropathy in Endemic Typhus |
| Creator |
Zhang, Jason; Pau, Derrick; Lee, Andrew G |
| Affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas |
| Abstract |
Endemic typhus (Rickettsia typhi), also known as murine typhus, is a flea-borne bacterial disease rarely found in most of the developed world. Known ocular manifestations linked to endemic typhus include mild vitritis, retinal lesions, and retinal vascular leakage. Optic neuropathy, however, is rarely associated with R. typhi, and postinfectious optic neuropathy is even less common. To highlight this unusual complication, we report a patient who developed postinfectious optic neuropathy a few weeks after he was successfully treated for endemic typhus. |
| Subject |
Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibodies, Bacterial; Blindness; Doxycycline; Eye Infections, Bacterial; Fluorescein Angiography; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Older people; Optic Nerve Diseases; Rickettsia typhi; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Typhus, Endemic Flea-Borne; Visual Acuity |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
227230 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jx1m0m/227230 |
