Desprendimiento del epitelio pigmentario de la retina en la retinopatía por malaria
- P. Rocha Cabrera
- I. Rodríguez Talavera
- M.J. Losada Castillo
- R. Alemán Valls
- J. Lorenzo Morales
ISSN: 0365-6691
Année de publication: 2018
Volumen: 93
Número: 8
Pages: 406-410
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia
Résumé
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.