Bilateral Optic Neuropathy associated with Wilson's disease

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Identifier 20190317_nanos_posters_080
Title Bilateral Optic Neuropathy associated with Wilson's disease
Creator Kannan Narayana; Deborah Parish; Tejas Mehta; Sooki Hon
Affiliation (KN) (DP) Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; (TM) (SH) Atlanta Gastroenterology, Atlanta, Georgia
Subject Neuro-Ophth & Systyemic Disease (eg. MS, MG, Thyroid); Optic Neuropathy; Genetic Disease; Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology; Miscellaneous
Description Kayser-Fleischer ring is the well known ocular manifestation of Wilson's disease (WD), which is a rare autosomal recessive condition characterized by hepatic and neurologic manifestations. Optic neuropathy is very rarely reported with WD, but has been reported with penicillamine therapy. We report the case of a 19-year-old male presenting with advanced cirrhosis secondary to WD, and a rapid onset bilateral optic neuropathy. We discuss the possible association of WD and optic neuropathy.
Date 2019-03
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2019 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NAM 2019: Poster Session I: Clinical Highlights in Neuro-Ophthalmology
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2019. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6fr4f1g