Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2018  |  Volume : 66  |  Issue : 7  |  Page : 1017--1019

Culture-positive unilateral panophthalmitis in a serology-positive case of dengue hemorrhagic fever


Richa Kamal1, Dhaivat Shah1, Satish Sharma1, Madharuvasal Krishnan Janani2, Arindam Kar3, Kumar Saurabh1, Rupak Roy1, Hajib Narahari Rao Madhavan2 
1 Department of Vitreoretinal Services, Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Molecular Microbioloy, Sankara Nethralaya Referral Laboratory, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Department of Critical Care, Media Superspeciality Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Correspondence Address:
Rupak Roy
Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, 147, Mukundapur, EM Bypass, Kolkata - 700 099, West Bengal
India

Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease commonly found in the tropics, is one of the most prevalent forms of Flavivirus infection in humans. Symptomatically, it is characterized by fever, arthralgia, headache, and rash. Ophthalmic manifestations can involve both the anterior and posterior segment. Panophthalmitis is rare in dengue hemorrhagic fever, and there is no report of culture-positive panophthalmitis in this setting. Here, we report a case of a serology-positive 33-year-old male patient of dengue hemorrhagic fever who developed sudden onset pain, redness, and proptosis in the right eye. The patient subsequently developed panophthalmitis in his right eye, and Bacillus cereus was isolated from eviscerated sample. This case provides unique insights into pathogenesis of panophthalmitis in dengue and highlights the management options.


How to cite this article:
Kamal R, Shah D, Sharma S, Janani MK, Kar A, Saurabh K, Roy R, Madhavan HN. Culture-positive unilateral panophthalmitis in a serology-positive case of dengue hemorrhagic fever.Indian J Ophthalmol 2018;66:1017-1019


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Kamal R, Shah D, Sharma S, Janani MK, Kar A, Saurabh K, Roy R, Madhavan HN. Culture-positive unilateral panophthalmitis in a serology-positive case of dengue hemorrhagic fever. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2018 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];66:1017-1019
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