Syphilis and the Monk

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Identifier walsh_2003_s4_c2
Title Syphilis and the Monk
Creator Michael S. Lee, MD; Simmons Lessell, MD; Paul Caruso, MD; E. Tessa Hedley-Whyte, MD
Affiliation Cleveland, OH
Subject Eye Foreign Bodies; Aspergillus fumigatus; Aspergillosis; Scotoma; Papilledema; Aneurysm, Infected; Eye Infections, Fungal; Iatrogenic Disease
History A 47-year old male with foggy vision and foreign body sensation OS.
Pathology Branching hyphae consistent with fungal infection
Disease/Diagnosis Primary aspergillus fumigatus
Clinical VA: 16/15 OD, 16/200 OS declining to 20/800 OS
Presenting Symptom Foggy vision OU; Foreign body sensation OS
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Surgery; Corticosteroids; Antifungal agents
Date 2003
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 29th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2003
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
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