An uncommon presentation of Bartonella-associated neuroretinitis

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 479-488

  Besada, Eulogio ^a   Woods, Albert ^a   Caputo, Michelle ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Bartonella quintana; Idiopathic optic disc edema with macular star; Leber's idiopathic stellate neuroretinitis; Neuroretinitis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; PATIENT TREATMENT;

OCULAR PAINS;

VISION;

DOXYCYCLINE; PREDNISONE; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; RICKETTSIOSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; BLOOD; DRUG COMBINATION; ECHOGRAPHY; IMMUNOLOGY; OPTIC DISK; PAPILLEDEMA; RETINA DETACHMENT; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; OPTIC DISK; PAPILLEDEMA; PREDNISONE; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0036667883     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200208000-00009     Document Type: Article

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