West nile virus infection 1

General: Zoonotic disease transmitted by a mosquito vector with wild birds serving as its reservoir; seen worldwide but first seen in North America in 1999

Ocular: Photophobia; chorioretinal lesions; mild vitreous inflammatory reaction; retinal hemorrhage; optic disk swelling

Clinical: Muscle rigidity; meningeal inflammation; encephalitis; poliomyelitis; acute flaccid paralysis

Hershberger VS, Augsburger JJ, Hutchins RK, et al. Chorioretinal lesions in nonfatal cases of west nile virus infection. Ophthalmology. 2003; 110: 1732-l736.

Khairallah M, Yahia SB, Ladjimi A, et al. Chorioretinal involvement in patients with west nile virus infection. Ophthalmology. 2004; 111: 2065-2070..