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Emmett T. Cunningham, Jr, MD, PhD, MPH; H. Richard McDonald, MD; Howard Schatz, MD; Robert N. Johnson, MD; Everett Ai, MD
San Francisco, Calif

M. Gilbert Grand, MD
St Louis, Mo

Arch Ophthalmol. 1997;115(12):1596-1597.

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Cat-scratch disease is caused by Bartonella henselae, a pleomorphic gram-negative rod formerly referred to as Rochalimaea henselae. Common ocular sequelae include Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome and neuroretinitis.¹ Acute multifocal retinitis with or without optic nerve edema may also occur,² occasionally causing a branch retinal artery occlusion³ or serous detachment of the neurosensory retina.⁴ We describe the use of a recently developed indirect fluorescent antibody test⁵ to document systemic B henselae infection in 2 patients with an unusual inflammatory mass of the optic nerve head after a flulike illness and exposure to cats.

Report of Cases.

Case 1.

A 7-year-old girl was seen with profound loss of vision in her left eye 2 months after an acute febrile illness. Her medical history was notable for multiple recent cat scratches. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 OD and no light perception OS. An afferent pupillary defect was present in . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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