| Identifier |
walsh_2000_s6_c1_suralnerve |
| Title |
Painless Loss of Vision with Numbness (Pathology) |
| Creator |
Cynthia T. Hsu, MD |
| Affiliation |
Richmond Hill, NY |
| Subject |
Polyarteritis Nodosa; Infarction; Choroid; Diplopia; Pupil Disorders; Papilledema; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic |
| History |
A 70-year old female with blurred vision OS and binocular horizontal diplopia. Previous history significant for numbness of bottom of right foot and hand, hypertension and asthma. |
| Pathology |
Necrotizing vasculitis with fibrinoid necrosis of the small arteries. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Polyarteritis nodosa |
| Clinical |
VA: HM at 2' OD, 20/100 OS; Color plates: 0/10 OD, 0.5/10 OS; RAPD OD |
| Presenting Symptom |
Blurred vision OS; Binocular diplopia |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Corticosteroids; Alkylating antineoplastic agents |
| Date |
2000 |
| References |
1. Calabrese LH, Duna GF. Vasculitic syndromes. In: Stein JH, ed. Internal Medicine. St. Louis: Mosby, 1998;1219-20. 2. Cohen RD, Conn DL, Ilstrup DM. Clinical features, prognosis, and response to treatment in polyarteritis. Mayo Clin Proc 1980;55:146-55. 3. Valente RM, Hall S, O'Duffy JD, Conn DL. Vasculitis and releated disorders. In: Kelley WN, Harris ED, Jr, Ruddy S, Sledge CV, eds. Textbook of rheumatology. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 1997;1091-7. 4. Wise GN. Ocular periarteritis nodosa. Arch Ophthalmol 1952;48:1-11. 5. Morgan CM, Foster CS, D'Amico DJ, Gragoudas ES. Retinal vasculitis in polyarteritis nodosa. Retina 1986;6:205-9. 6. Galetta SL. Vasculitis. In: Miller NR, Newman NJ, eds. Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro- Ophthalmology. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1998;3744-51. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Type |
Image |
| Source |
26th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2000 |
| 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 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s64m978v |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177748 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64m978v |
