ArticleSaudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society
Rickettsial disease: An underestimated cause of posterior uveitis.
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- Bilateral acute multifocal retinitis and retinal vasculitis secondary to Rickettsia typhi infection.Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection · 2025Article
- [Emerging pathogens of ocular infections due to environmental changes-What lies ahead?]Die Ophthalmologie · 2025Review
- Case report: Infectious cerebral vasculitis due to rickettsiosis.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Meningoencephalitis and retinal vasculitis due to rickettsial infection.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Integrating core subtractive proteomics and reverse vaccinology for multi-epitope vaccine design against Rickettsia prowazekii endemic typhus.Immunologic research · 2024Article
- Post-fever Retinitis With a Positive Weil-Felix Test: A Study From a Tertiary Center in South India.Cureus · 2024Article
- Epidemiological spectrum of infectious uveitis in the Asia-Pacific.Taiwan journal of ophthalmologyReview
- Developments in uveitis.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyArticle
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Abstract
Rickettsioses are worldwide distributed infectious disease caused by intracellular small Gram-negative bacteria transmitted to humans by the bite of contaminated arthropods, such as ticks. Systemic disease typically consists of a triad of high fever, headache, and skin rash. It usually has a self-limited course, but severe, life-threatening complications can sometimes occur. It may be clinically difficult to differentiate rickettsial diseases from other febrile illnesses. Rickettsial infection has been largely underestimated as a cause of infectious uveitis for long decades in the past. Conversely, recent data show that ocular involvement is much more common than previously thought, with retinitis, retinal vasculitis, and neuroretinitis being the most typical and frequent findings. Early clinical diagnosis of rickettsial disease, while awaiting laboratory test results, is essential for prompt initiation of appropriate antibiotic treatment to prevent systemic and ocular morbidity. The prevention remains the mainstay of rickettsial infection control.
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