| CASE REPORT |
|
| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 21
| Issue : 4 | Page : 347-349 |
|
|
An unusual ocular emergency in severe dengue
Kalpana Badami Nagaraj, Chaitra Jayadev, Soumya Yajmaan, Savitha Prakash
Department of Vitreoretina, Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Kalpana Badami Nagaraj
202, CQAL Layout, Sahakarnagar, Bangalore 560 092, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.142276
|
|
|
Dengue, one of the most common mosquito-borne flavivirus diseases affecting humans, is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Most people infected with dengue virus are asymptomatic or only have mild symptoms such as an uncomplicated fever; few have more severe features, while in a small proportion it is life-threatening. Severe dengue is defined as that associated with severe bleeding, severe organ dysfunction, or severe plasma leakage. Ophthalmic manifestations can involve both the anterior and posterior segment. We report an ocular emergency of proptosis and globe rupture in a patient with severe dengue. |
|
|
|
| [FULL TEXT] [PDF]* |
|
 |
|
