Panophthalmitis associated with scleral necrosis in dengue hemorrhagic fever.

Abstract

Dengue is a mosquito-borne flavivirus disease affecting humans. The Aedes aegypti mosquito spreads it. Ophthalmic manifestations of dengue range from subconjunctival hemorrhage to optic neuropathy. Panophthalmitis in dengue fever is a rare finding. We report a case of a 22-year-old male having dengue fever, who presented with pain, redness, swelling and loss of vision in his right eye. He was diagnosed as panophthalmitis with subretinal hemorrhage and required right eye evisceration.

• Authors: Deepanjali Arya, Sima Das, Gaurav Shah, Arpan Gandhi
• Journal: Indian journal of ophthalmology (Indian J Ophthalmol) Vol. 67 Issue 10 Pg. 1775-1777 (10 2019) ISSN: 1998-3689 [Electronic] India
• PMID: 31546563 (Publication Type: Case Reports)

Topics

• Biopsy
• Eye Evisceration (methods)
• Humans
• Male
• Necrosis (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Panophthalmitis (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Sclera (diagnostic imaging)
• Scleral Diseases (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Severe Dengue (complications)
• Young Adult