Falciparum malaria induced retrobulbar neuritis
Kale, V.P.; Bichile, L.S.; Bajpai, S.
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 50(2): 150
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-3859 PMID: 15235217 Document Number: 264364
A rare complication of Plasmodium falciparum malaria leading to sudden blindness is described in a 25-year-old woman [India]. A diagnosis of retrobulbar neuritis was made, and symptoms improved following treatment with steroids.
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