Bilateral vaso-occlusive retinal vasculitis with h1n1 influenza a infection.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Publication Title

Retin Cases Brief Rep

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to report a unique case of vaso-occlusive retinal vasculitis in the setting of H1N1 influenza A.

METHODS: This study includes ophthalmologic examination, fluorescein angiogram, optical coherence tomography, neuroimaging, cerebral spinal fluid analysis, serologies, chart review, and review of the relevant literature.

RESULTS: A 13-year-old Caucasian female presented with bilateral vision loss accompanied by mental status changes and flu symptoms. Fundus examination revealed bilateral disk edema, peripapillary and macular flame hemorrhages, macular edema, and cherry-red spots. Fluorescein angiogram revealed vaso-occlusive vasculitis resulting in poor perfusion of the maculae. There was also staining of the optic nerves bilaterally. Optical coherence tomography revealed bilateral macular edema with intraretinal and subretinal fluid.

CONCLUSION: This is a unique case of H1N1 influenza A presenting with vaso-occlusive retinal vasculitis, encephalitis, and flu symptoms. The poor vision is not entirely accounted for by the macular disease. Given the accompanying disk edema, there is likely a similar vaso-occlusive process of the central nervous system that contributed to the bilateral light perception vision.

Volume

9

Issue

2

First Page

138

Last Page

141

DOI

10.1097/ICB.0000000000000118

ISSN

1937-1578

PubMed ID

25423042

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