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Volume 350:e1 January 8, 2004 Number 2
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Optic Neuritis Due to Bartonella henselae Infection

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A 14-year-old girl presented with worsening headaches, unilateral decreased visual acuity (20/20 in the right eye and 5/200 in the left eye), and ocular pain in the left eye. The results of a neurologic examination were unremarkable. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the head and a lumbar puncture showed no abnormalities. A retinal examination showed bilateral optic-disk elevation with edema, lipid exudates that formed a macular star, and an area of choroiditis surrounded by serous fluid. The results of serologic evaluation for syphilis and Lyme disease and of a skin test for tuberculosis were negative. Indirect immunofluorescence assays showed that the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 



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