Visual Loss; Is the Cure as Bad as the Disease?

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Identifier walsh_1985_s5_c1
Title Visual Loss; Is the Cure as Bad as the Disease?
Creator Thomas R. Mizen, MD; Ronald M. Burde, MD; William M. Hart, Jr., MD, PhD; Terence G. Klingele, MD
Affiliation Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
Subject Sphenoid Sinusitis; Streptococcus; Abscess; Optic Atrophy; Scotoma
History A 43-year old female with 10-day history of blurred vision and headache.
Pathology Streptococcal mass filling suprasellar cistern and sphenoid sinus with erosion.
Disease/Diagnosis Sphenoid sinus abscess
Clinical VA: Counting fingers OD, 20/50 OS; RAPD OD
Presenting Symptom Blurred vision; Headache
Neuroimaging CT
Treatment Surgery; IV anti-bacterial agents
Date 1985
References Attached
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1985 Walsh Proceedings
Relation is Part of 1985 Walsh Session, February 22-23
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/s6ns0xqx
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178696
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ns0xqx
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