Severe bilateral retinal vasculitis as a delayed manifestation of rickettsial infection

• Main Authors: I. A. Abeyagunawardena (Author), K. K. S. N. Sirisena (Author), B. H. N. R. Vitharana (Author), P. Thuvarakan (Author), R. M. S. H. Karunatilake (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ophthalmic manifestations of rickettsial infections are reported as mostly asymptomatic and self-limiting. A 27-year-old woman, 29 weeks pregnant, recently treated for rickettsial infection, presented ten days following discharge with visual blurring and was diagnosed to have severe bilateral retina...