Observations on a leptospirosis case with ocular determinations
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Case report Because of disturbances in visual acuity, the patient initially turned to the services of the Timişoara Ophthalmological Clinic in 2011, and was later sent to the Infectious Diseases Clinic of Timişoara, showing low grade fever, moderate hepatosplenomegaly, discreet subicteric sclera and a severely increasing deterioration of visual acuity. Direct ophthalmoscopy revealed disseminated bilateral chorioretinitis foci. The Infectious Diseases Clinic Laboratory confirmed hematological and serological diagnosis of LIR.
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