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Case Report: Acute Vision Loss in a Young Returning Traveler with Dengue Fever. / Heinemann, Melina; Bigdon, Eileen; Veletzky, Luzia; Jordan, Sabine; Jochum, Johannes; Knospe, Volker; Schmiedel, Stefan; Ramharter, Michael.

in: AM J TROP MED HYG, Jahrgang 103, Nr. 5, 11.2020, S. 2026-2028.

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Harvard

Heinemann, M, Bigdon, E, Veletzky, L, Jordan, S, Jochum, J, Knospe, V, Schmiedel, S & Ramharter, M 2020, 'Case Report: Acute Vision Loss in a Young Returning Traveler with Dengue Fever', AM J TROP MED HYG, Jg. 103, Nr. 5, S. 2026-2028. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0562

APA

Heinemann, M., Bigdon, E., Veletzky, L., Jordan, S., Jochum, J., Knospe, V., Schmiedel, S., & Ramharter, M. (2020). Case Report: Acute Vision Loss in a Young Returning Traveler with Dengue Fever. AM J TROP MED HYG, 103(5), 2026-2028. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0562

Vancouver

Heinemann M, Bigdon E, Veletzky L, Jordan S, Jochum J, Knospe V et al. Case Report: Acute Vision Loss in a Young Returning Traveler with Dengue Fever. AM J TROP MED HYG. 2020 Nov;103(5):2026-2028. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0562

Bibtex

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title = "Case Report: Acute Vision Loss in a Young Returning Traveler with Dengue Fever",
abstract = "Ocular complications are rare in patients with dengue fever, but may cause permanent loss of vision. We present the case of a 29-year-old German woman who developed severe acute vision loss because of dengue-associated maculopathy after traveling to Vietnam and Cambodia. Initially, the optical coherence tomography showed detachment of the retinal pigment epithelium, a central shift in the retinal pigmentation and intraretinal cysts. The patient was hospitalized and treated with a short course of intravenous prednisolone. Vision improved, and the patient showed full recovery at 9 months after the onset. This case highlights the importance of awareness and adequate management for ocular involvement in patients with dengue fever, including travelers.",
author = "Melina Heinemann and Eileen Bigdon and Luzia Veletzky and Sabine Jordan and Johannes Jochum and Volker Knospe and Stefan Schmiedel and Michael Ramharter",
year = "2020",
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doi = "10.4269/ajtmh.20-0562",
language = "English",
volume = "103",
pages = "2026--2028",
journal = "AM J TROP MED HYG",
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publisher = "American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene",
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T1 - Case Report: Acute Vision Loss in a Young Returning Traveler with Dengue Fever

AU - Heinemann, Melina

AU - Bigdon, Eileen

AU - Veletzky, Luzia

AU - Jordan, Sabine

AU - Jochum, Johannes

AU - Knospe, Volker

AU - Schmiedel, Stefan

AU - Ramharter, Michael

PY - 2020/11

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N2 - Ocular complications are rare in patients with dengue fever, but may cause permanent loss of vision. We present the case of a 29-year-old German woman who developed severe acute vision loss because of dengue-associated maculopathy after traveling to Vietnam and Cambodia. Initially, the optical coherence tomography showed detachment of the retinal pigment epithelium, a central shift in the retinal pigmentation and intraretinal cysts. The patient was hospitalized and treated with a short course of intravenous prednisolone. Vision improved, and the patient showed full recovery at 9 months after the onset. This case highlights the importance of awareness and adequate management for ocular involvement in patients with dengue fever, including travelers.

AB - Ocular complications are rare in patients with dengue fever, but may cause permanent loss of vision. We present the case of a 29-year-old German woman who developed severe acute vision loss because of dengue-associated maculopathy after traveling to Vietnam and Cambodia. Initially, the optical coherence tomography showed detachment of the retinal pigment epithelium, a central shift in the retinal pigmentation and intraretinal cysts. The patient was hospitalized and treated with a short course of intravenous prednisolone. Vision improved, and the patient showed full recovery at 9 months after the onset. This case highlights the importance of awareness and adequate management for ocular involvement in patients with dengue fever, including travelers.

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DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0562

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JO - AM J TROP MED HYG

JF - AM J TROP MED HYG

SN - 0002-9637

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