Case Report: Retinochoroiditis in patient with Lyme disease followed by PIC ( punctat inner chorioretinopathy ) with suspicion CNV.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 10
Abstract
We describe a case of retinochoroiditis in a young patient with lyme disease with suspicion of development of CNV. a 30- year old man presented with painless visual loss of the left eye since a day ago. He was treated with steroid and antibiotics as a case of Lyme disease with ocular manifestation of the disease. The patient has shown improvement. The case was stable for 2 years. then he came with visual deterioration , and PIC and suspicion of CNV. He was treated accordingly with Avastin as a case of CNV. Then the visual acuity improved and The macula edema was nowhere to be seen.
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Marwan Al- Ithawi
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