BILATERAL POST TYPHOID RETINITIS: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Retinitis following typhoid fever is an immune-mediated reaction that is rarely reported in literature. We present a case of a 20-year-old pregnant female who presented with progressive loss of vision in both eyes for three weeks. She had completed treatment for enteric fever 4 weeks before. Presenting vision was 6/36 in right eye and 3/60 in left eye. Fundus examination showed retinitis with retinal haemorrhages and macular star in both eyes. After approval from gynaecologist, oral steroid was given. Vision improved significantly to 6/6 in right eye and 6/12P in left eye after 1.5 months of treatment. There was resolution of haemorrhages, exudates and stellate maculopathy. Hence, post-typhoid immune-mediated retinitis is rare sequelae of typhoid fever which can be treated with good visual outcome using oral steroids.