Vol. 5 (02) pp. 2552-2554 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3439

RETINITIS SECONDARY TO RIFT VALLEY FEVER : CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE.

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  • King Fahad University Hospital.
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Abstract

A 64 year-old Saudi gentleman, originally from Gazan (southwestern region) of Saudi Arabia presented with history of decrease vision in the right eye for 25 years. Patient gave history of Rift Valley fever (RVF) 25 years ago, that nictitate his admission to the hospital for one week. He described right eye vision worsening after suffering from fever. Fundus of the right eye showed hypertrophic black chorioretinal adjacent to an atrophic scar in the macula, and the left eye showed defuse retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) mottling. This case report aims to present the sequelae of retinitis secondary to RVF with brief review of literature of ophthalmic complications of RVF. Ocular involvements in RVF are found in up to 20 % of the cases. It may include retinal hemorrhages, anterior uveitis, vitreous reactions and macular edema and retinitis.

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Maryam M. Al Omar, Malak A. Bamashmoos and Sanaa A. Yassin. (2017); RETINITIS SECONDARY TO RIFT VALLEY FEVER : CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 5 (02), 2552-2554, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3439

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Malak Bamashmoos
University of Dammam
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