Optic Neuropathy and Postnasal Drip
| Identifier | walsh_1982_s2_c5 |
| Title | Optic Neuropathy and Postnasal Drip |
| Creator | Martin P. Kolsky, MD, FACS; Jorge Kattah, MD; Narsing Rao, MD |
| Affiliation | (MPK) (JK) (NR) Washington, DC |
| Subject | Eye Infections, Fungal; Zygomycosis; Scotoma; Optic Neuritis |
| History | A 26-year old male with a history of sinus headaches and postnasal drip. |
| Pathology | Phycomycosis |
| Disease/Diagnosis | Zygomycosis |
| Clinical | VA: 20/30 OU; Defective color vision |
| Presenting Symptom | Blurred vision OD |
| Neuroimaging | CT |
| Treatment | Surgery; Corticosteroid; Antibiotics |
| Date | 1982 |
| References | 1. Optic Neuritis, Perkins and Rose (Eds), 1979 (pp 94-97). 2. Duke-Elder Vol XII, 1971 (pp 84-89). (Extensive literature reviews in both texts) B. Phycomycosis and the eye. 3. Schwartz, J.N. .Donnelly, E.H., and Klintworth.G.K., Ocular and Orbital Phycomycosis, Surv Ophthal, 22:3-28, 1977. 4. Ferry, A.P., Cerebral Mucormycosis. Ocular Findings and Review of the Literature, Surv Ophthal, 6:1-24, 1961. 5. Gass, J.D.M., Arch Ophth, 65:214-220; 226-237, 1961. 6. Straatsma, B.R., Zimmerman, L.E. and Gass, J.D.M., Phycomycosis: A Clinicopathologic Study of 51 Cases, Laboratory Investigation, 11:963-985, 1962. 7. Baum, J.L., Rhinoorbital Mucormycosis in an Otherwise Apparently Healthy Indivisual, Am J Ophth, 63:335-339, 1967. 8. Francois, J. and Rysselaere, M., Oculomycosis, Charles C. Thomas; Springfield, Illinois, 1972. 9. Bennett, J.E., Drug Therapy. Chemotherapy of Systemic Mycoses, N Engl J Med, 290:30-32, 1974. |
| Language | eng |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | Text |
| Source | 14th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of | Frank B. Walsh Society Meeting 1982 |
| 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/s67h1nbk |
| Setname | ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID | 178142 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67h1nbk |