Intraretinal hemorrhage associated with visceral leishmaniasis

Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia

Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos De Aragão¹  Ieda Maria A. Barreira¹  Leidiane Alexandre Pereira¹  Barbara Lorena A. Arrais¹  Francisco Holanda Oliveira Neto¹  Everton Fernandes Vieira De Almeida¹  André Jucá Machado¹ 

关键词: Leishmaniasis;    visceral;    Retina;    Macula lutea;    Pancytopenia;    Retinal hemorrhage;    Leishmaniose visceral;    Retina;    Mácula lútea;    Pancitopenia;    Hemorragia retiniana;   

DOI  :  10.5935/0034-7280.20150083

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT Visceral Leishmaniasis, also know as Kala-azar, is a parasitic tropical disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania donovani. It is an endemic disease in many countries. It affects approximately 1,5 million people every year, and when associated with mal-nutrition and co-infection it may be fatal. Fever, hepatosplenomegaly, and pancytopenia is its typical clinical picture. Ocular manifestations of Kalaazar are relatively rare and can affect either anterior or posterior segment of the eye. We report a patient with kala-azar presenting intraretinal hemorrhages that regress completely after the successful treatment for visceral leishmaniasis.

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