Retinitis as the presenting feature of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in an Indian male: A case report

Abstract

Measles virus is a rare but important cause for acute retinitis as it can eventually lead to the fulminant complication of SSPE. We report a case of a young Indian male with acute viral retinitis who subsequently developed SSPE. It is of paramount importance to consider measles virus and SSPE as a cause in an immunocompetent young adult with necrotizing viral retinitis

Keywords

• Measles
• subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
• viral retinitis