Short-term Oral Albendazole Therapy for Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis: A Case Report

Overview

Journal Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 2021 Mar 22

PMID 33748536

Citations 1

Authors

Claudia Amaral

Hiram Jimenez

Pedro Davila

Jan P Ulloa-Padilla

Humberto M Guiot

Armando L Oliver

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Abstract

Purpose: To report on a case of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN) that was successfully treated with a short course of oral albendazole.

Observations: A 51-year-old male presented with severe visual loss secondary to DUSN associated with a positive serology. Because the parasite could not be detected on fundoscopy, first-line treatment with photocoagulation could not be administered. Treatment with a 6-day course of oral albendazole resulted in the resolution of DUSN as well as the restoration of visual acuity.

Conclusion And Importance: Although DUSN is characterized by the presence of a parasitic organism in the retina, there are cases in which the parasite is not visible. Albendazole has been used to treat such cases, but a standard treatment regimen has not been determined yet. Our case suggests that the resolution of DUSN can be achieved with short-term albendazole therapy.

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