Neuroretinitis in ocular bartonellosis: a case series
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Neuroretinitis in ocular bartonellosis: a case series
We report a case series of neuroretinitis in ocular bartonellosis and describe the serologic verification for Bartonella henselae. This is a retrospective interventional case series of four patients who presented in the ophthalmology clinic of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia from June 2012 to March 2013. All four patients had a history of contact with cats and had fever prior to ocular sympt...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1177-5483
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s63667