A case of cat-scratch disease with unusual ophthalmic manifestations

We report a case of cat-scratch disease with unusual posterior segment manifestations. A 12-year-old healthy male presented with three weeks history of decreased visual acuity in the right eye. A significant history of cat exposure and elevated Bartonella titers were present. A large white-gray vasc...

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Main Author: Ghazi, Nicola G. (author)
Other Authors: Sams, Waler A. (author)
Format: article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/10849
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.95263
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3353677/
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Summary:We report a case of cat-scratch disease with unusual posterior segment manifestations. A 12-year-old healthy male presented with three weeks history of decreased visual acuity in the right eye. A significant history of cat exposure and elevated Bartonella titers were present. A large white-gray vascularized mass extending off the optic disk, an early stellate maculopathy, a plaque of choroiditis, an inferior serous retinal detachment involving the macula were present in the right eye. Sector papillitis and a focal area of chorioretinitis along the superotemporal arcade with associated retinal artery to vein anastomosis were present in the left eye. Bilateral optic nerve head involvement including peripapillary angiomatosis, retinal–retinal anastomosis and plaque choroiditis as ocular complications of cat-scratch disease have not been previously described to our knowledge and make this case noteworthy.