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Case Reports
. 2011 Dec;85(6):965-6.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0120.

Dengue maculopathy in a traveler

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Dengue maculopathy in a traveler

Mugen Ujiie et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Dec.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Fundus photographs of right eye (A) and left eye (B) of a 35-year-old woman at initial examination (10 days after onset of disease), showing several retinal hemorrhages and white spots. Optical coherence tomography showed non-specific findings (C = right eye; D = left eye).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Fundus photographs of both eyes (A, C, and E = right eye; B, D, and F = left eye) of a 35-year-old woman 12 days after onset of disease (A and B), 19 days after onset of disease (C and D), and 84 days after onset of disease (E and F), showing gradual improvement and disappearance of retinal hemorrhages and white spots. The patient's platelet count was within the reference range 12 days after onset of disease (186,000 cells/μL) and 84 days after onset of disease (175,000 cells/μL).

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