Cat-scratch disease-related neuroretinitis is a relatively unusual pathology, with suspicious clinical epidemiological and serological diagnosis. We present a case of an adolescent suffering from unilateral neuroretinitis associated with Bartonella henselae infection characterized by abrupt loss of vision, optic disc swelling, and macular star exudates with optimal response to antibiotic treatment

Ana Lavilla-Oiz

Fidel Gallinas-Victoriano

Maria Eugenia Yoldi-Petri

Marta Bove-Guri

Teodoro Durá-Travé

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Neuroretinitis Caused by
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