Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2018  |  Volume : 66  |  Issue : 10  |  Page : 1491--1493

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


Amravi Shah1, Rajesh Babu2, Jyotirmoy Biswas3 
1 Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Reasearch Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Drishti Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Uveitis and Ocular Pathology, Medical Reasearch Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Jyotirmoy Biswas
Department of Uveitis and Ocular Pathology, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India

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


How to cite this article:
Shah A, Babu R, Biswas J. Retinitis as the presenting feature of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in an Indian male: A case report.Indian J Ophthalmol 2018;66:1491-1493


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Shah A, Babu R, Biswas J. Retinitis as the presenting feature of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in an Indian male: A case report. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2018 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];66:1491-1493
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