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PURPOSE: To report on a case of reactivation of acute retinal necrosis following SARS-CoV-2 infection. METHODS: Observational case report. Observations. A 32-year-old female with a distant history of left retinal detachment secondary to necrotizing herpetic retinitis complained of right-eye vision loss, pain, redness, and photophobia. An ophthalmological examination revealed findings consistent with acute retinal necrosis of the right eye. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of the right vitreous was positive for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) screening test using reverse transcriptase- (RT-) PCR was positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. CONCLUSIONS: Our case suggests that COVID-19 may cause a latent HSV infection to reactivate, causing contralateral involvement in patients with a prior history of HSV-associated acute retinal necrosis.
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PURPOSE: To report 3 cases of unilateral neuroretinitis associated with the chikungunya fever (CHIKV). METHODS: Retrospective noncomparative case series. RESULTS: Three female patients with similar complains of blurry vision and decreased visual acuity that started several weeks after experiencing symptoms of the CHIKV. All patients had decreased best-corrected visual acuity and distortion on the Amsler grid in the affected eye. Evidence of unilateral optic nerve swelling and macular exudates was noted in all patients. No pharmacologic therapy was given. At 2-month follow-up evaluation, all patients had regained at least 3 lines in the Snellen chart, and subretinal fluid and optic nerve swelling had resolved. CONCLUSION: Unilateral neuroretinitis can present as a late-onset manifestation of CHIKV. Three patients with diagnosis of CHIKV developed unilateral neuroretinitis weeks after the acute viral syndrome, suggesting a possible immunological etiology for this manifestation. To our knowledge, this is the first case series of CHIKV leading to neuroretinitis in the Western World.
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Chikungunya Fever/complications , Eye Infections, Viral/complications , Fluorescein Angiography/methods , Optic Nerve/pathology , Retinitis/etiology , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Visual Acuity , Adult , Aged , Chikungunya Fever/diagnosis , Eye Infections, Viral/diagnosis , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Fundus Oculi , Humans , Middle Aged , Retinitis/diagnosis , Time FactorsABSTRACT
We report a 4 year-old boy with clinical features consistent with the Weaver syndrome. In addition to the typical findings, our patient had tarsal epicanthus, intermittent exotropia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. The deletion of the subtelomeric region of 18q has not been previously described in patients with the syndrome. Comparing clinical findings between patients with the de Grouchy and the Weaver syndrome suggest that both entities may be a spectrum of the same disease.