Retinal manifestations of acute XXXX typhus.

@entity1 @entity66 @entity1910 @entity548 @entity19 @entity4 @entity13167 @entity2479 @entity358 @entity10 @entity221
PURPOSE: To report the ocular manifestations of acute serologically confirmed @entity19 typhus. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of the clinical history, photography and fluorescein angiography of two @entity1 with acute @entity19 typhus with ocular involvement was conducted. RESULTS: A 38 year old male and a 49 year old female were included in the study. Both complained of @entity221 , @entity10 , @entity1910 , night sweats and @entity358 . They had noted the recent onset of diminished visual acuity and floaters. Examination of the posterior pole revealed mild optic nerve head @entity4 (in one @entity1 ), @entity548 and small localized areas of retinal whitening. The history confirmed that both @entity1 had been exposed to fleas and the serologic testing was positive for @entity13167 . The systemic and ocular findings resolved after the use of systemic antibiotics. CONCLUSION: @entity66 such as @entity19 typhus should be included in the differential diagnosis of otherwise healthy individuals who present with an acute systemic @entity221 and @entity2479 or @entity2479 . SUMMARY STATEMENT: The clinical features of two @entity1 with serologically proven acute @entity19 typhus with ocular involvement are presented. Both @entity1 presented with a retinal whitening that resolved after treatment.
