Desprendimiento del epitelio pigmentario de la retina en la retinopatía por malaria

  1. P. Rocha Cabrera
  2. I. Rodríguez Talavera
  3. M.J. Losada Castillo
  4. R. Alemán Valls
  5. J. Lorenzo Morales
Revista:
Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia

ISSN: 0365-6691

Any de publicació: 2018

Volum: 93

Número: 8

Pàgines: 406-410

Tipus: Article

DOI: 10.1016/J.OFTAL.2018.03.005 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Altres publicacions en: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia

Resum

Case report A 45-year-old man was diagnosed with malaria with neurological involvement. Two months later he referred metamorphopsia in the left eye. Malarial retinopathy was observed in the fundus examination. The Optic Coherence Tomography (OCT) of the macula showed parafoveal pigment epithelium detachment (DEP). Specific anti-malarial treatment was initiated, with the disappearance of the retinopathy being observed. Discussion Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the retinopathy in neurological malaria. A funduscopic examination and macular OCT should be performed in these patients, as it is associated with a higher mortality when there is a retinal involvement.

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