Marc J. Dinkin, George Parlitsis, Sarju Patel, Alexander E. Merkler, Audrey Schuetz, Cristiano Oliveira
Subject
Mycobacterium Haemophilum; Optic Chiasm; Demyelination; Chorioretinal Lesion; HIV
History
Syphilis; CMV Retinopathy
Disease/Diagnosis
Inflammatory demyelination of optic chiasm and tract due to infection by Mycobacterium haemophilum.
Presenting Symptom
A 43-year-old man with AIDS and a CD4 count of 4, non-compliant with HAART, presented with four days of headache, photophobia and vision loss in his left eye.
Neuroimaging
Optical Coherence Tomography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Treatment
Azithromycin, rifabutin, moxifloxacin and prednisone.
Date
2014-03-02
References
Attached
Language
eng
Format
video/mp4
Type
Image/MovingImage
Source
46th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of
Case presented at the NANOS 2013 Walsh Session, March 2