OBJECTIVE: To describe the first patient with documented evidence of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN) in both eyes. METHODS: A 10-year-old healthy Brazilian girl was first seen with signs of late-stage DUSN in both eyes. A careful search for a nematode was performed in each eye. RESULTS: A motile 550- to 660-microm nematode was found in the inferotemporal retina of the left eye. A similar-sized motile nematode was found in the superotemporal retina of the right eye. Both nematodes were treated with argon green laser applications with bilateral improvement of visual function. CONCLUSION: Although most patients with DUSN do not develop the disease in the fellow eye, this case demonstrates that DUSN can occasionally affect both eyes.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the first patient with documented evidence of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN) in both eyes. METHODS: A 10-year-old healthy Brazilian girl was first seen with signs of late-stage DUSN in both eyes. A careful search for a nematode was performed in each eye. RESULTS: A motile 550- to 660-microm nematode was found in the inferotemporal retina of the left eye. A similar-sized motile nematode was found in the superotemporal retina of the right eye. Both nematodes were treated with argon green laser applications with bilateral improvement of visual function. CONCLUSION: Although most patients with DUSN do not develop the disease in the fellow eye, this case demonstrates that DUSN can occasionally affect both eyes.
Authors: Carlos Alexandre de A Garcia; Alexandre H B Gomes; Raul N G Vianna; João Pessoa Souza Filho; Carlos A de A Garcia Filho; Fernando Oréfice Journal: Int Ophthalmol Date: 2006-06-19 Impact factor: 2.031
Authors: Jan Hajek; Yvonne Yau; Peter Kertes; Teesta Soman; Suzanne Laughlin; Ronik Kanani; Kevin Kazacos; Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam; Mary Anne Opavsky Journal: Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol Date: 2009 Impact factor: 2.471
Authors: Norman A Saffra; Jason E Perlman; Rajen U Desai; Kevin R Kazacos; Christina M Coyle; Fabiana S Machado; Sanjay R Kedhar; Michael Engelbert; Herbert B Tanowitz Journal: J Neuroparasitology Date: 2010-01-01