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Multifocal Choroiditis Secondary to Acute Zika Virus Infection |
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| Authors: | Paulo Jimenez Eduardo Kestelman Bernardo Kestelman Alexandre Gomes Vizzoni José Cerbino-Neto |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Oftalmologico de Ipanema/Oftalmoclinica Sao Goncalo , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;2. Department of Ophthalmology, Oftalmoclinica Sao Goncalo , S?o Gon?alo, Brazil ![ORCID Icon]({"type":"image","src":"/templates/jsp/images/orcid.png"} "ORCID Icon") https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9907-4530;3. Department of Ophthalmology, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas da Santa Casa de Sao Paulo , S?o Paulo, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0201-5359;4. Department of Infectious Disease, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Evandro Chagas– INI/Fiocruz , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0004-5084;5. Department of Infectious Disease, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Evandro Chagas– INI/Fiocruz , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT PurposeTo describe a case of Acute Zika infection with ocular involvementMethods: Review of clinical recordsResults: Patient presented with sudden blurred vision in both eyes during an acute episode of zika virus infection. Ophthalmological examination revealed clinical picture of multifocal choroiditis in both eyes. Lesions improved and visual acuities returned to normal level without any treatment.Conclusion: Ocular changes in acute Zika virus infection is a rare condition. Patiens may present spontaneous recovery |
| Keywords: | infection inflammation multifocal choroiditis uveitis Zika |