| Identifier |
walsh_2010_s4_c4 |
| Title |
Lightning Never Strikes Twice |
| Creator |
Gabrielle Bonhomme; Hazem Samy; Andrew Eller |
| Affiliation |
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Subject |
Papilledema; Uveitis; Eye Foreign Bodies; Lymphatic Diseases; Tropheryma; Whipple Disease; Barrett Esophagus |
| History |
A 40-year old male with bilateral floaters and blurred vision. Previous history significant for Barrett esophagus. Family history significant for maternal ALS. |
| Pathology |
Tropheryma whippelii |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Whipple disease |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/20 OU; IOP: 12 OD, 13 OS; Bilateral disk edema |
| Presenting Symptom |
Bilateral floaters; Blurred vision OU |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
Steroids; Anti-bacterial agents; Surgery |
| Date |
2010-03 |
| References |
1. Rickman LS, Freeman WR, Green WR, et al: Brief report: uveitis caused by T. whippelii. N England Journal of Medicine 1995; 332:363. 2. Williams JG, Edward DP, Tessler HH, et al: Ocular manifestations of Whipple disease. An atypical presentation. Arch Ophthalmology 1998; 16: 1232. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
42nd Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2010 |
| 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 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6b27z4b |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
178954 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b27z4b |
