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Visual loss due to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a heart transplant patient.

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Title Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, December 1993, Volume 13, Issue 4
Date 1993-12
Language eng
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Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 225948
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6642vtm

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Title Visual loss due to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a heart transplant patient.
Creator Lewis, A.R.; Kline, L.B.; Pinkard, N.B.
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Abstract A 59-year-old male heart transplant recipient experienced progressive visual loss following routine cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation. Cranial magnetic resonance (MR) imaging suggested and brain biopsy confirmed the cause to be progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). The patient died 2 months following cataract surgery. This case illustrates that visual failure may be the initial manifestation of PML, and the ophthalmologist should be aware of this central demyelinating disorder when dealing with immunocompromised patients.
Subject Blindness; Brain; Cataract Extraction; Heart Transplantation; Humans; Lenses, Intraocular; Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Older people; Visual Acuity; Visual Fields
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Format application/pdf
Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 225931
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6642vtm/225931