| Title |
Bilateral simultaneous optic neuritis in childhood systemic lupus erythematosus. |
| Creator |
Hamid Ahmadieh, MD; Shahla Roodpeyma, MD; Mohsen Azarmina, MD; Massoud Soheilian, MD; S. Hamid Sajjadi, MD |
| Affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology, Labbafinejad Medical Center, Tehran, Iran |
| Abstract |
The authors describe an 11-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed simultaneous bilateral acute optic neuritis. Severe initial visual loss followed by permanent visual deficit occurred in both eyes despite therapeutic intervention. Recurrence of optic neuritis in one eye caused the vision to deteriorate further. The most probable pathogenesis is occlusive vasculitis involving the small arterioles of the optic nerves. |
| Subject |
Acute Disease; Child; Female; Humans; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications; Optic Neuritis/drug therapy; Optic Neuritis/etiology; Prednisolone/therapeutic use; Recurrence; Vision Disorders/etiology; Visual Acuity |
| Date |
1994-06 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6vh8txh |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
224491 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vh8txh |
