Abstract :
Purpose: To compare the efficacy of adjuvant therapy of topical steroids eye drops with oral antibiotics and monotherapy of oral antibiotics in a typhoid fever associated retinitis.
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on a 30yr old male who presented to our OPD with decreased vision in left eye and was followed up for 1 month.
Results: A 30yr old male patient presented to our OPD with decreased vision with left eye with history of typhoid fever for a duration of 4 weeks and was treated successfully. His BCVA was 6/6 in Right Eye and 6/36 in Left Eye. Fundus examination revealed multiple whitish ill defined lesions suggestive of retinitis lesions which was noted superiorly to the disc which was associated with macular neuro-sensory detachment and blurring of disc margins in the left eye. Significant improvement in BCVA was observed with adjuvant therapy of topical steroids with antibiotics over a period of 1 month. Diagnosis of post typhoid
immune mediated retinitis was made with good resolution following treatment.
Keyword :
Post typhoid retinitis, Immune mediated retinitis, Post fever retinitis.