| Identifier |
walsh_2004_s4_c5 |
| Title |
When Too Many Positives Are Negative |
| Creator |
Judith E. A. Warner, MD, Moran Eye Center, University of Utah |
| Subject |
Optic Atrophy; Optic Neuritis; Neurosyphilis |
| History |
A 45-year old male with recurrent cold sores, vertigo with left-sided earache and tinnitus and painless loss of vision OS. |
| Pathology |
Anticardiolipin antibodies; Meningovascular disease |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Neurosyphilis |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/200 OD, 20/100 OS; Color plates: control only OD, 3/13 OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Painless sequential loss of vision |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
IV anti-bacterial agents |
| Date |
2004 |
| References |
1. Forastiero RR, Martinuzzo ME, Kordich LC, Carreras LO. Reactivity to beta 2 glycoprotein I clearly differentiates anticardiolipin antibodies from antiphospholipid syndrome and syphilis. Thromb Haemost. 1996 May;75(5):717-20. 2. Santiago M, Martinelli R, Ko A et al. Anti-beta2 glycoprotein I and anticardiolipin antibodies in leptospirosis, syphilis and Kala-azar. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2001 Jul-Aug; 19(4):425-30. 3. Gharavi AE and Pierangeli SS. Infections and Antiphospholipid Antibodies. In: Khamashta MA (ed). Hughes Syndrome: Antiphospholipid syndrome, Springer-Verlag, London, 2000:135-143. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
30th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
| Relation is Part of |
Case 5, Session IV, Walsh Session, NANOS 2004 |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6nc63xt |
| Contributor Primary |
Warner, Judith E.A. |
| Contributor Secondary |
Digre, Kathleen B.; Katz, Bradley J.; Chan, Jane W. |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
177597 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nc63xt |
