Case report of post streptococcal multifocal choroiditis in a young pregnant female: A success story.

Background: Multifocal choroiditis (MFC) is described as a chronic bilateral progressive inflammatory outer chorioretinopathy, that usually affects healthy myopic Caucasian women with no associated systemic/ocular diseases. This patient had a severe acute presentation of aggressive multifocal choroiditis that was treated with systemic steroids.

Case Presentation: This is a retrospective case report of a 30-year-old, white, European, female who was 10 weeks pregnant. She had bilateral severe vision loss and rapidly progressive rash and arthritis. The patient was extensively investigated for inflammatory and infectious etiologies by a multidisciplinary team including rheumatology and obstetrics and gynecology. Antistreptolysin levels were moderately raised. Serial retinal optical coherence tomography scans were performed and were critical for assessing disease activity and demonstrating the extent of retinal and choroidal lesions.

Conclusion: This was a challenging case as the patient was pregnant. Nevertheless, a multidisciplinary team, opted for treatment with systemic steroids which then lead to recovery of her vision.