A Case of Hair Pain

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Identifier walsh_2000_s1_c3
Title A Case of Hair Pain
Creator Miguel Estevez, MD, PhD; Misha Pless, MD; Charlene Chu, MD; David Schiff, MD
Affiliation (ME) (MP) (CC) (DS) Pittsburgh, PA
Subject Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone; Uveitis; Meningitis; Blindness
History A 70-year old female with bilateral temporal headache, right retro-orbital ocular pain and decreasing visual acuity OD. Previous history significant for orthotopic liver transplantation for Hepatitis C, ischemic optic neuropathy OD and retinal venous occlusion OS with resulting neovascular glaucoma OS.
Pathology Infiltration of the dura with non-neoplastic lymphocytes
Disease/Diagnosis Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue-derived lymphoma
Clinical VA: 20/80 OD, NLP OS; Diminished color perception OD
Presenting Symptom Bilateral temporal headache; Right retro-orbital ocular pain; Decreasing visual acuity OD
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment Corticosteroids
Date 2000
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Language eng
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Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/
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