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Bilateral optic neuritis with maculopathy: A rare manifestation of dengue fever

Boo YL 1 , Lim SY 2 , Chin PW 1 , Hoo FK 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 MRCP (UK) Hospital Enche' Besar Hajjah Khalsom, Johor, Malaysia
  • 2 MD (UKM) Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail, Johor, Malaysia
  • 3 MRCP (UK) Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Institute of Gerontology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia E-mail: hoofan@gmail.com
Malays Fam Physician, 2017;12(1):32-34.
PMID: 28503273 MyJurnal

Abstract

Dengue fever is a common mosquito-borne disease, which is endemic in tropical and subtropical countries. Bilateral optic neuropathy is a relatively unusual dengue-related ocular complication. Here, we present a case of bilateral optic neuritis with maculopathy complicating dengue infection.

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