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| Issue : 3 | Page : 160-163 |
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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following dengue fever
Reshma Ramakrishnan, Saurabh Shrivastava, Shrikant Deshpande, Priyanka Patkar
Department of Ophthalmology, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
Reshma Ramakrishnan
B 604, Neel Sidhi Splendour, Plot Number 58 and 65, Sector 15, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai 400 614
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-620X.192272
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Dengue fever is caused by a flavivirus. This infection is endemic in the tropics and warm temperate regions of the world. Ocular manifestations of dengue fever include subconjunctival, vitreous, and retinal haemorrhages; posterior uveitis; optic neuritis; and maculopathies, haemorrhage, and oedema. However anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is a rare presentation. Optic nerve ischemia most frequently occurs at the optic nerve head, where structural crowding of nerve fibers and reduction of the vascular supply may combine to impair perfusion to a critical degree and produce optic disc oedema. Here we present a case of anterior ischemic optic neurapathy associated with dengue fever. |
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