| Identifier |
19900206_nanos_sciplatform3_07 |
| Title |
Cryptococcal Optic Neuropathy in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| Creator |
Karl C. Golnik, MD; Steven A. Newman |
| Affiliation |
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
| Subject |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Cryptococcal Meningitis; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Cryptococcai Retrobulbar Optic Neuropathy |
| Description |
The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is associated with a variety of ophthalmic manifestations. Neuro-ophthalmic pathology is often secondary to opportunistic infections. C. neoformans Is one of the more common fungal agents. Recently several AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis and optic neuropathy have been reported. 3 Improvement in afferent visual system pathology has not been documented previously, e report three patients with AIDS who had improvement in presumed cryptococcal optic neuropathy following amphotericin 8 treatment. |
| Date |
1990-02-06 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
1990 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 1990: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 3) |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6xq0bmb |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
183141 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xq0bmb |
