Open AccessTo report a case of unilateral proliferative retinopathy following noncerebral malaria with Plasmodium falciparum in Southern India
Author(s) -
Aditya Verma,
. Krishna
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.151475
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral malaria , malaria , plasmodium falciparum , retinopathy , retinal , blindness , papilledema , ophthalmology , vitreous hemorrhage , retinal detachment , immunology , optometry , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
The retinopathy in association with malaria fever described so far includes retinal hemorrhages, vessel changes, retinal discoloration/whitening and papilledema. Malaria retinopathy has been mostly described in severe cases, associated with Plasmodium falciparum, correlating the patho-physiology of retinal and cerebral manifestations. We report an unusual case of proliferative retinopathy as a manifestation of malaria fever, caused by P. falciparum with no cerebral involvement. The patient had features of unilateral retinal vascular occlusion with proliferative changes and vitreous hemorrhage. To the best of our knowledge, such a case has never been reported so far in the literature. This report highlights the possible occurrence of severe proliferative changes associated with malaria fever, which if diagnosed early can prevent possible blindness.