TY - JOUR T1 - Detachment of retinal pigment epithelium in retinopathy due to malaria JO - Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English Edition) T2 - AU - Rocha Cabrera,P. AU - Rodríguez Talavera,I. AU - Losada Castillo,M.J. AU - Alemán Valls,R. AU - Lorenzo Morales,J. SN - 21735794 M3 - 10.1016/j.oftale.2018.06.002 DO - 10.1016/j.oftale.2018.06.002 UR - https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-archivos-sociedad-espanola-oftalmologia-english-496-articulo-detachment-retinal-pigment-epithelium-in-S2173579418300902 AB - Case reportA 45-year-old man was diagnosed with malaria with neurological involvement. Two months later he referred metamorphopsia in the left eye. Malarial retinopathy was observed in the fundus examination. The Optic Coherence Tomography (OCT) of the macula showed parafoveal pigment epithelium detachment (DEP). Specific anti-malarial treatment was initiated, with the disappearance of the retinopathy being observed. DiscussionPlasmodium falciparum is responsible for the retinopathy in neurological malaria. A funduscopic examination and macular OCT should be performed in these patients, as neurological malaria is associated with a higher mortality when there is a retinal involvement. ER -