Dear Editor, the article "Bilateral acute angle closure in a patient with dengue" is very interesting(11 Levaggi ND, Lucas AN, Barletta JA. Bilateral acute angle closure in a patient with dengue fever: a case report. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2017;80(4):266-7.). Levaggi et al. mentioned, " This is the second reported case with this condition during dengue fever and the first to describe the characteristics of the angle [1]." This case is similar to a previous case reported by Pierre Filho Pde et al.(22 Pierre Filho Pde T, Carvalho Filho JP, Pierre ET. Bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma in a patient with dengue fever: case report. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2008;71(2):265-8.). The condition is extremely rare and might be easily forgotten. Indeed, the present report by Levaggi et al. should not be considered the second case. Recently, Stewart et al. reported another case of bilateral panuveitis with elevated intraocular pressures in a patient with dengue(33 Stewart KP, Tawakol JB, Khan T, Capriotti JA. Combination immunotherapy in the treatment of chronic bilateral panuveitis and uveitic glaucoma during acute dengue fever infection in the Caribbean. Int Med Case Rep J. 2015;8:151-3.). In addition, a report from India presented a pediatric patient with dengue who first presented with bilateral angle closure and further developed endophthalmitis(44 Saranappa SB, Sowbhagya HN. Panophthalmitis in dengue fever. Indian Pediatr. 2012;49(9):760.). It is agreeable that acute angle closure in dengue is uncommon, but can exist and might result in serious complications. Nevertheless, the claim that the report by Levaggi et al. is the second case(11 Levaggi ND, Lucas AN, Barletta JA. Bilateral acute angle closure in a patient with dengue fever: a case report. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2017;80(4):266-7.) is incorrect.
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REFERENCES
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1Levaggi ND, Lucas AN, Barletta JA. Bilateral acute angle closure in a patient with dengue fever: a case report. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2017;80(4):266-7.
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2Pierre Filho Pde T, Carvalho Filho JP, Pierre ET. Bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma in a patient with dengue fever: case report. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2008;71(2):265-8.
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3Stewart KP, Tawakol JB, Khan T, Capriotti JA. Combination immunotherapy in the treatment of chronic bilateral panuveitis and uveitic glaucoma during acute dengue fever infection in the Caribbean. Int Med Case Rep J. 2015;8:151-3.
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4Saranappa SB, Sowbhagya HN. Panophthalmitis in dengue fever. Indian Pediatr. 2012;49(9):760.
Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
Jan-Feb 2018
History
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Received
09 Oct 2017 -
Accepted
25 Oct 2017