RESUMO
A 36?year?old female presented with blurring of vision in one eye for 10 days after 1 month of an episode of COVID?19 infection. Her fundus showed disc edema with blurring of margins along with exudation around the fovea. Her C?reactive protein levels were raised. She responded well to oral steroids. A likely association with COVID?19 infection and its associated immune response was suspected.
RESUMO
La infección por Bartonella henselae se presenta característicamente con adenopatías regionales y fiebre de intensidad variable, entidad conocida como enfermedad por arañazo de gato. Alrededor de 5 a 10 por ciento de los casos desarrolla compromiso ocular, entre los que destacan el síndrome óculo-glandular de Parinaud, la neuro-retinitis y la retino-coroiditis focal. A continuación se presentan dos pacientes con infección aguda por B. henselae y compromiso ocular. Ambos recibieron tratamiento y evolucionaron con recuperación completa de la visión.
Cat scratch disease is the main clinical presentation of Bartonella henselae infection. However, ocular manifestations of bartonellosis occur in about 5 to 10 percent of the patients, mainly presenting as neuroretinitis, choroiditis or oculoglandular syndrome of Parinaud. We describe two patients with documented B. henselae infection and typical ocular compromise. Both patients were treated and had a favorable visual outcome.