| Identifier |
walsh_2006_s2_c5 |
| Title |
A 28 Year-Old Male with Progressive Vertical Diplopia |
| Creator |
Mark Gans MD; Edward Margolin, MD |
| Affiliation |
Montreal, Canada |
| Subject |
Whipple Disease; Diplopia; Brain Stem Neoplasms |
| History |
A 28-year old male with a 4-month history of double vision. Previous history significant for hypercholesterolemia subsequently responding to diet control. |
| Pathology |
Brain stem mass consisting of atypical epithelioid cells, eosinophils, vaculated and foamy cytoplasm consistent with necrotic changes. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Whipple Disease |
| Clinical |
VA: Best-corrected, 20/20 OU; Subcapsular cataract OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Diplopia OS |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Antibiotics |
| Date |
2006 |
| References |
1) Marth T, Raoult D. Whipple's disease. Lancet 2003; 361: 239-46. 2) Dutly F, Altwegg M. Whipple's disease and "Tropheryma whippelii". Clinical Microbiology Reviews, July 2001: 561-83. 3) Anderson M. Neurology of Whipple's disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, Jan 2000; 68 (1): 2-5. 4) Suzer T, Demirkan N, Tahta K, Coskun E, Cetin B. Whipple's Disease Confirned to the Central Nervous System: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Scand Journal Infec Disease 1999; 31: 411-14. 5) Mendel E, Khoo L, Go JL, Hinton D, Zee CS, Apuzzo M. Intracerebral Whipple's Disease Diagnosed by Stereotactic Biopsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Neurosurgery 1999; 44: 203-09. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
32nd Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, 2006 Frank B. Walsh Session |
| Relation is Part of |
Session 2, Case 5, Walsh Session, NANOS 2006 |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/index3.html |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-6727 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65141zw |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178073 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65141zw |
