Identifier |
walsh_2010_s2_c1 |
Title |
A Bitter-Sweet Diagnosis |
Creator |
Rebecca Stacy; Frederick Jakobiec; Lucia Sobrin; Dean Cestari |
Affiliation |
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA |
Subject |
Papilledema; Pupil Disorders; Autoimmune Diseases; Eye Foreign Bodies; Panuveitis; Sweet Syndrome |
History |
A 49-year old male with a foreign body sensation, flashes, and floaters OS. |
Pathology |
Neutrophilic and granulomatous inflammation in the reticular dermis. |
Disease/Diagnosis |
Papillitis associated with neuro-Sweet's syndrome |
Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OD, 20/25 OS; Anterior and vitreous cell OS; RAPD OS |
Presenting Symptom |
Flashes: Floaters; Foreign body sensation OS |
Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
Treatment |
Corticosteroids; Anti-inflammatory agents |
Date |
2010-03 |
References |
1. Sweet, RD. An acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis. Br J Dermatol 76: 349-356, 1964. 2. Hisanga K, Iwasaki Y, Itoyama Y et al. Neuro-Sweet disease: Clinical manifestations and criteria for diagnosis. Neurology 64: 1756-1761, 2005. 3. Gottlieb CG, Mishra A, Belliveau D. Ocular involvement in acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet Syndrome): New cases and review of the literature. Surv Ophthalmol 53: 219-226, 2008. 4. Hisanaga K, Hosokawa M, Sato N et al. Benign recurrent encephalitis with neutrophilic dermatitis. Arch Neurol 56: 1010-1013, 1999. 5. Uysal H, Vahaboglu H, Inan L et al. Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweet's syndrome) in neuro- Behçet's disease. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 95: 319-322, 1993. |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
42nd Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 2010 Walsh Session, March 7 |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s61n841h |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
ID |
178964 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61n841h |