Larochelle Ryan D, Larochelle Marissa B, Aung Yee Yee, Linn Thinzar, Heiden David, Vitale Albert T
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA.
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
J Vitreoretin Dis. 2020 Jul 21;4(6):530-533. doi: 10.1177/2474126420936191. eCollection 2020 Nov-Dec.
We report a presumptive case of bilateral placoid choroiditis secondary to disseminated infection and review the literature on choroidal involvement of .
A case report is presented.
A 35-year-old HIV-positive man presented with disseminated cryptococcal infection. Cryptococcal meningitis was confirmed by lumbar puncture, and skin involvement was confirmed by microscopy of scrapings from a papular, umbilicated, ulcerated lesion. Ophthalmologic examination revealed intact visual acuity, clear vitreous, and multiple yellowish, placoid-appearing choroidal lesions in the posterior pole bilaterally.
Multifocal choroiditis caused by is an uncommon manifestation of disseminated infection, and placoid yellowish choroidal lesions are an unusual variant. These findings must be differentiated from choroidal tuberculosis and other infections. Multifocal choroiditis typically occurs in AIDS patients and may precede the presentation of meningitis. In such patients, choroidal lesions warrant investigation for systemic, life-threatening opportunistic infections.
我们报告一例继发于播散性感染的双侧扁平状脉络膜炎的疑似病例,并复习有关脉络膜受累的文献。
呈现一例病例报告。
一名35岁的HIV阳性男性出现播散性隐球菌感染。腰椎穿刺确诊为隐球菌性脑膜炎,通过对丘疹、脐状、溃疡性病变刮片的显微镜检查确诊皮肤受累。眼科检查显示视力正常、玻璃体清晰,双侧后极部有多个淡黄色、扁平状脉络膜病变。
由[未提及具体病原体]引起的多灶性脉络膜炎是播散性感染的一种罕见表现,而扁平状淡黄色脉络膜病变是一种不寻常的变异。这些发现必须与脉络膜结核和其他感染相鉴别。多灶性脉络膜炎通常发生在艾滋病患者中,可能在脑膜炎出现之前发生。在此类患者中,脉络膜病变需要调查是否存在全身性、危及生命的机会性感染。