Leptospiral uveitis in coastal Karnataka: A case report

We report a case of a young male from Udupi, Karnataka, presenting with features of bilateral non-granulomatous anterior uveitis with mild vitritis. There was a history of fever and myalgia a month before ocular features, which was partially treated. He also gave a history of being actively involved...

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Published inIndian journal of ophthalmology Vol. 68; no. 9; pp. 1975 - 1976
Main Authors Kamath, Yogish, Rizvi, Alisha, Ravikumar, T, Vishwanath, Shashidhar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2020
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Subjects
anterior
Case Reports
Case studies
Diagnosis
Eye
Eye Infections, Bacterial - diagnosis
Eye Infections, Bacterial - drug therapy
Fever
floods
Granulomatous uveitis
Humans
India
karnataka
Leptospira
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis - complications
Leptospirosis - diagnosis
Leptospirosis - drug therapy
Male
Myalgia
Uveitis
Uveitis - diagnosis
Uveitis - drug therapy
India
Anterior
floods
leptospirosis
uveitis
Karnataka
India
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Summary:We report a case of a young male from Udupi, Karnataka, presenting with features of bilateral non-granulomatous anterior uveitis with mild vitritis. There was a history of fever and myalgia a month before ocular features, which was partially treated. He also gave a history of being actively involved in the flood relief work in the district, before the onset of fever. This prompted an evaluation of leptospirosis, which came positive. The possibility of leptospira uveitis needs to be considered, especially in cases of non-granulomatous uveitis after floods in areas endemic for leptospirosis, which may otherwise be wrongly labeled idiopathic.
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/ijo.IJO_267_20