Images in clinical medicine. Bartonella neuroretinitis

A 26-year-old man who presented with blurred vision was found to have bilateral papilledema and diminished visual acuity (20/60). Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and orbits was normal, and an examination of cerebrospinal fluid showed 120 monocytes per cubic millimeter. A diagnosis of aseptic...

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 343; no. 20; p. 1459
Main Authors:	Earhart, K C, Power, M H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Massachusetts Medical Society 16-11-2000
Subjects:	Adult Animal bites Bartonella henselae - isolation & purification Cat-Scratch Disease - microbiology Cat-Scratch Disease - pathology Cats Eye Infections, Bacterial - microbiology Eye Infections, Bacterial - pathology Eyes & eyesight Humans Male Medical imaging Meningitis, Aseptic - microbiology Optic Neuritis - microbiology Optic Neuritis - pathology Retina - pathology Retinitis - microbiology Retinitis - pathology
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Summary:	A 26-year-old man who presented with blurred vision was found to have bilateral papilledema and diminished visual acuity (20/60). Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and orbits was normal, and an examination of cerebrospinal fluid showed 120 monocytes per cubic millimeter. A diagnosis of aseptic meningitis and neuroretinitis was made.
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ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406