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MULTIFOCAL CHOROIDITIS SECONDARY TO ACUTE ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION
Jimenez, Paulo et al. | Date Issued: 2020
Author
Jimenez, Paulo
Kestelman, Eduardo
Kestelman, Bernardo
Vizzoni, Alexandre Gomes
Cerbino-Neto, José
Curi, André Luiz Land
Affilliation
Centro Oftalmológico de Ipanema. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Oftalmoclinica São Gonçalo. Departamento de Oftalmologia. São Gonçalo, RJ, Brasil.
Oftalmoclinica São Gonçalo. Departamento de Oftalmologia. São Gonçalo, RJ, Brasil.
Faculdade de Ciências Medicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo. Departamento de oftalmologia. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
To describe a case of Acute Zika infection with ocular involvementMethods: Review of clinical recordsResults: Patient presented with sudden blurred vision in both eyes during an acute episode of zika virus infection. Ophthalmological examination revealed clinical picture of multifocal choroiditis in both eyes. Lesions improved and visual acuities returned to normal level without any treatment.Conclusion: Ocular changes in acute Zika virus infection is a rare condition. Patiens may present spontaneous recovery.
Keywords
Zika
Infection
Inflammation
Multifocal choroiditis
Uveitis
 
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Taylor and Francis
Citation
JIMENEZ, Paulo et al. Multifocal Choroiditis Secondary to Acute Zika Virus Infection. Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, v. 28, n. 6, p. 952-955, 2020.
DOI
10.1080/09273948.2019.1651872
ISSN
0927-3948