Post-fever retinitis – Newer concepts
Post-fever retinitis (PFR) is an infectious or para-infectious uveitic entity caused by bacterial or viral agents and seen mainly in tropical countries. Systemic symptoms such as joint pain, skin rash are common during the febrile stage. On the basis of only clinical presentation, it is difficult to...
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| author | Padmamalini Mahendradas Ankush Kawali Saurabh Luthra Sanjay Srinivasan Andre L Curi Shrey Maheswari Imen Ksiaa Moncef Khairallah |
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| description | Post-fever retinitis (PFR) is an infectious or para-infectious uveitic entity caused by bacterial or viral agents and seen mainly in tropical countries. Systemic symptoms such as joint pain, skin rash are common during the febrile stage. On the basis of only clinical presentation, it is difficult to pin-point the exact etiology for PFR. Serological investigations, polymerase chain reaction, and knowledge of concurrent epidemics in the community may help to identify the etiological organism. Bacterial causes of PFR such as rickettsia and typhoid are treated with systemic antibiotics, with or without systemic steroid therapy, whereas PFR of viral causes such as chikungunya, dengue, West Nile virus, and Zika virus have no specific treatment and are managed with steroids. Nevertheless, many authors have advocated mere observation and the uveitis resolved with its natural course of the disease. In this article, we have discussed the clinical features, pathogenesis, investigations, and management of PFR. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-710b8089721748caa658b538d08922e82022-12-22T02:06:48ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892020-01-016891775178610.4103/ijo.IJO_1352_20Post-fever retinitis – Newer conceptsPadmamalini MahendradasAnkush KawaliSaurabh LuthraSanjay SrinivasanAndre L CuriShrey MaheswariImen KsiaaMoncef KhairallahPost-fever retinitis (PFR) is an infectious or para-infectious uveitic entity caused by bacterial or viral agents and seen mainly in tropical countries. Systemic symptoms such as joint pain, skin rash are common during the febrile stage. On the basis of only clinical presentation, it is difficult to pin-point the exact etiology for PFR. Serological investigations, polymerase chain reaction, and knowledge of concurrent epidemics in the community may help to identify the etiological organism. Bacterial causes of PFR such as rickettsia and typhoid are treated with systemic antibiotics, with or without systemic steroid therapy, whereas PFR of viral causes such as chikungunya, dengue, West Nile virus, and Zika virus have no specific treatment and are managed with steroids. Nevertheless, many authors have advocated mere observation and the uveitis resolved with its natural course of the disease. In this article, we have discussed the clinical features, pathogenesis, investigations, and management of PFR.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2020;volume=68;issue=9;spage=1775;epage=1786;aulast=Mahendradaschikungunyadenguepost-fever retinitisrickettsiasystemic steroidstyphoidwest nile viruszika virus |
| spellingShingle | Padmamalini Mahendradas Ankush Kawali Saurabh Luthra Sanjay Srinivasan Andre L Curi Shrey Maheswari Imen Ksiaa Moncef Khairallah Post-fever retinitis – Newer concepts Indian Journal of Ophthalmology chikungunya dengue post-fever retinitis rickettsia systemic steroids typhoid west nile virus zika virus |
| title | Post-fever retinitis – Newer concepts |
| title_full | Post-fever retinitis – Newer concepts |
| title_fullStr | Post-fever retinitis – Newer concepts |
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| title_short | Post-fever retinitis – Newer concepts |
| title_sort | post fever retinitis newer concepts |
| topic | chikungunya dengue post-fever retinitis rickettsia systemic steroids typhoid west nile virus zika virus |
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