Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Jan 2020)

Three-years follow-up swept source optical coherence tomography angiography findings in post-fever retinitis

  • M Dheepak Sundar,
  • Lubhavni Dewan,
  • Rohan Chawla,
  • Atul Kumar,
  • Nasiq Hasan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_2031_19
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 68, no. 9
pp. 2024 – 2028

Abstract

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Post fever retinitis (PFR), characterized by multiple cotton wool spot like lesions in the posterior pole, is commonly reported following viral and bacterial infections. Retinal perfusion defects have been documented with the help of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in cases of PFR. But long term changes in such cases have not been reported earlier. In the following report, we have described the swept-source OCTA findings of two PFR patients at initial presentation and three years follow-up. Initial OCTA scans may not provide accurate information regarding the perfusion status due to associated retinal edema and inflammation. However, persisting perfusion defects at the superficial and deep retinal capillary plexus were noted on long term follow-up in both the cases.

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