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Case Reports
. 2016 May;55(5):496-8.
doi: 10.1177/0009922815601033. Epub 2015 Aug 16.

Macular Star and Central Visual Loss: Two Pediatric Cases

Taylor E Nickerson  1 , Carlos R Oliveira  2 , Robert L Lesser  3 , Warren A Andiman  3
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Case Reports

Macular Star and Central Visual Loss: Two Pediatric Cases

Taylor E Nickerson et al. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 May.
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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Case 1: Bartonella henselae neuroretinitis. Fundal photographs of right eye. (A) Acute presentation demonstrating disc edema (red arrow) and macular star (blue arrow). (B) Photograph 5 months after presentation, demonstrating significantly reduced exudates in the macula but with disc pallor.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Case 2: Bartonella henselae neuroretinitis. Fundal photographs of right eye. (A) Acute presentation demonstrating disc edema and macular star (blue arrow). (B) Nine months following presentation, demonstrating significantly decreased disc edema and minimal macular exudates.
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