| Identifier |
20240303_nanos_posters_172 |
| Title |
"Dark Cherry-Red Spot" from Ophthalmic Artery Occlusion, a Possible Initial Manifestation of Active Tuberculosis |
| Creator |
Ariel Axelbaum; Tatiana Hathaway; Joseph Rizzo III |
| Affiliation |
(AA) Massachusetts Eye and Ear Institute; (TH) Mass Eye and Ear; (JR) Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. |
| Subject |
Vascular Disorders; Neuro-ophth & Infectious Disease (eg, AIDS, prion); Orbit/ocular Pathology |
| Description |
In patients with tuberculosis (TB), involvement of the optic nerve has been associated with either arachnoiditis exudation in chronic meningitis or with tuberculoma1-2, however a central retinal or ophthalmic artery occlusion is rarely seen3. We describe a patient with unilateral vision loss and a "dark cherry-red spot," which led to the diagnosis of an ophthalmic artery occlusion (OAO). Soon after he was diagnosed with active pulmonary TB, raising the possibility that OAO was the initial presentation of his TB. |
| Date |
2024-03 |
| References |
1. Scott RM, Sonntag VKH, Wilcox LM, et al. Visual loss from optochiasmatic arachnoiditis after tuberculous meningitis. J Neurosurg 1977; 46: 524-526. 2. Lana-Pexioto MA, Bambirra EA, Pittella JE. Optic nerve tuberculoma. Arch Neurol 1980; 37: 186-187 3. Venkatesh, P., Garg, S.P., Verma, L., Lakshmaiah, N.C., Lakshminarayan, P., Singh, R.P. and Tewari, H.K., 2001. Combined optic neuropathy and central retinal artery occlusion in miliary tuberculosis. Retina, 21(4), pp.375-377. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2024 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2024: Poster Session: Descriptive Studies I: Disorders of the Anterior Visual Pathway (Retina, Optic Nerve, and Chiasm) |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2024. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s697n5my |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
2594012 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s697n5my |
