| Identifier |
walsh_2018_s3_c2-2 |
| Title |
It's Always Been Like That - Slides |
| Creator |
Eric Gaier; William Butler; Joseph Rizzo |
| Affiliation |
(EG) (JR) Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts; (WB) Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Subject |
Papilledema; Intracranial Tumors; Pediatric; Headaches; Ptosis |
| History |
An 18 year-old Caucasian boy presented with left upper eyelid ptosis, headaches, and iris heterochromia. The patient and his family reported the left iris being darker than the right since early childhood. Over the 5 years preceding his presentation, the patient's mother noted progressive ptosis of his left upper eyelid. A top student in middle school, his grades had declined through high school, and his family had noticed loss of motivation mixed with intermittent irritability and mood changes. The patient developed headaches 2 years prior that had been worsening steadily and culminated over the preceding week in severity with daily episodes of nausea and vomiting. He noticed increased thirst and voiding frequency and had felt fatigued. He gained 25 lbs in the preceding 3 months. The patient was initially prescribed sumatriptan and cyproheptadine for presumed migraines without symptomatic benefit. In the week prior to presentation, the left side of his face began to droop and he developed binocular, horizontal diplopia. A CT head was abnormal, and the patient was referred for evaluation and admission. External examination revealed ptosis of the left upper eyelid and slate grey circumferential coloration of the sclera (Figure 1). The right iris was hazel, and the left was dark brown. The pupils were equal and reactive without a relative afferent defect. Visual acuities were 20/20 OU without dyschromatopsia or metamorphopsia. Abduction of the left eye was mildly limited, and there was subtle left facial weakness. Automated visual field testing showed enlarged blind spots bilaterally. Funduscopic examination was significant for papilledema with peripapillary flame hemorrhages OU and a striking interocular diffuse choroidal pigmentation disparity with the left eye being darker than the right (Figure 2). The patient was treated with corticosteroids with improvement of his headache and resolution of diplopia. A diagnostic procedure was performed. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Primary central nervous system melanoma, likely leptomeningeal, in association with Nevus of Ota |
| Date |
2018-05 |
| References |
1. Van Raamsdonk CD, Bezrookove V, Green G, et al. Frequent somatic mutations of GNAQ in uveal melanoma and blue naevi. Nature 2009;457:599-602. 2. Shields CL, Kaliki S, Livesey M, et al. Association of ocular and oculodermal melanocytosis with the rate of uveal melanoma metastasis: analysis of 7872 consecutive eyes. JAMA Ophthalmol 2013;131:993-1003. 3. Balmaceda CM, Fetell MR, O'Brien JL, Housepian EH. Nevus of Ota and leptomeningeal melanocytic lesions. Neurology 1993;43:381-6. 4. Goldman-Levy G, Rigau V, Blechet C, et al. Primary Melanoma of the Leptomeninges with BAP1 Expression-Loss in the Setting of a Nevus of Ota: A Clinical, Morphological and Genetic Study of 2 Cases. Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) 2016;26:547-50. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Format Creation |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2018 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2018 |
| 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 2018. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6mh1stx |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
1326604 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6mh1stx |
