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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 424-426 |
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A pediatric case of West Nile virus chorioretinitis associated with unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy
Hajer Ben Amor1, Marwa Daoud1, Habib Besbes2, Imen Ksiaa1, Slaheddine Chouchane2, Bechir Jelliti1, Sana Khochtali1, Moncef Khairallah1
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
2 Department of Pediatrics, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia
Correspondence Address:
Moncef Khairallah
Department of Ophthalmology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, 5019, Monastir
Tunisia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2577_21
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We report a pediatric case of unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy (UAIM) associated with West Nile virus (WNV) infection. A 10-year-old child with a 15-day history of presumed acute viral encephalitis, complained of blurred vision in the right eye. Clinical and multimodal imaging findings, including disruption of the foveal ellipsoid zone (EZ) with preservation of the external limiting membrane on Swept Source OCT (SS OCT), were consistent with UAIM. The finding of associated curvilinear chorioretinal lesions in the setting of encephalitis led a diagnosis of WNV infection to be considered and subsequently confirmed by serology. The EZ spontaneously restored over a few weeks with near complete visual recovery. This is a unique pediatric case of UAIM associated with serologically proven WNV infection.
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