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Martínez-Pulgarín DF, Chowdhury FR, Villamil-Gomez WE, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, Blohm GM, Paniz-Mondolfi AE. Ophthalmologic aspects of chikungunya infection. Travel Med Infect Dis 2016; 14:451-457. [PMID: 27238905 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Chikungunya fever, a viral disease epidemic in some parts of the world is newly introduced in the Americas. This is of considerable international concern, with a growing incidence owing to developing urbanization, tourism, and trade. Ocular manifestations of chikungunya fever are not frequent, but of great relevance. Common manifestations include conjunctivitis, optic neuritis, iridocyclitis, episcleritis, retinitis and uveitis. Diagnostic and monitoring investigations would include optical coherence tomography, fundus fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography, visual field analysis, and electrophysiologic tests. There have been no prospective, randomized therapeutic trials, and it is unclear if the disease is self-limiting or if treatment is actually beneficial. Prognosis varies, ranging from full resolution to permanent vision loss despite intervention.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dayron F Martínez-Pulgarín
- Research Group and Incubator Public Health and Infection, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
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- Department of Medicine, Sylhet M. A. G. Osmani Medical College Hospital, Sylhet, Bangladesh
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- Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Research Group, Hospital Universitario de Sincelejo, Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia; Programa del Doctorado de Medicina Tropical, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia; Committee on Zoonoses and Haemorrhagic Fevers, Asociación Colombiana de Infectología (ACIN), Bogotá, DC, Colombia
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- Research Group and Incubator Public Health and Infection, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia; Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Research Group, Hospital Universitario de Sincelejo, Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia; Committee on Zoonoses and Haemorrhagic Fevers, Asociación Colombiana de Infectología (ACIN), Bogotá, DC, Colombia; Organización Latinoamericana para el Fomento de la Investigación en Salud (OLFIS), Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia.
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- Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital Internacional, Barquisimeto, Venezuela; Laboratory of Biochemistry, Instituto de Biomedicina/IVSS, Caracas, Venezuela
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Tan P, Koh YT, Wong PY, Teoh SC. Evaluation of the Impact of Uveitis on Visual-related Quality of Life. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2012; 20:453-9. [DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2012.723781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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