Optic neuropathy secondary to cat scratch disease: case report

• Main Authors: Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de Aragão, Régia Maria Gondim Ramos, Andreya Ferreira Rodrigues Bezerra, Roberto Briand Cavalcanti Júnior, Thiago Leite Albuquerque
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2010-12-01
• Series: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
• Subjects: Doenças do nervo óptico; Doença da arranhadura de gato; Mácula lutea; Edema macular; Papiledema; Retinite; Relatos de casos
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492010000600015&lng=en&tlng=en

Optic neuropathy due to cat scratch disease is a relatively infrequent occurrence associated with macular star formation and is characterized by sudden painless loss of vision mostly unilateral. Bartonella henselae is well recognized as the etiologic agent in cat scratch disease. Ocular complications of the disease occur in up to 10% of patients and include neuroretinitis. Ocular bartonelosis is usually self-limited with complete or near-complete recovery of vision in otherwise healthy patients. A case of a boy with neuroretinitis caused by B. henselae is reported.