Foveolitis Associated with Dengue Fever: A Case Series
Background: Dengue fever (DF), a viral infection caused by dengue virus, is characterized by fever, headache, muscle and joint pains. Approximately 50-100 million people are infected annually. Ocular manifestations during DF are uncommon and include intraretinal hemorrhages and cotton wool spots; manifestations predominantly characterized by foveal involvement have not been described before in DF or any other retinopathies. We describe the clinical features of a series of patients with DF-associated foveolitis. Methods: A retrospective review of patients with maculopathy associated with DF was conducted. Patients found to have a yellow-orange lesion at the fovea, supported by a typical optical coherence ...
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National University of Singapore