| Identifier |
20210223_nanos_posters_185 |
| Title |
Acute Retinal Necrosis Complicating Varicella Zoster Optic Perineuritis |
| Creator |
Bardia Abbasi, Mohammad Dahrouj, John Miller, Lucia Sobrin, Bart Chwalisz |
| Subject |
Optic Neuritis; Retina; Neuro-ophth & Infectious Disease (eg, AIDS, Prion) |
| Description |
Acute retinal necrosis[1,2] and progressive outer retinal necrosis[3] have rarely been reported as complications of empiric corticosteroid therapy for presumed optic neuritis, typically presenting as progressive vision loss following initiation of treatment. Here were report an atypical case of varicella zoster virus (VZV) optic neuritis and perineuritis complicated by acute retinal necrosis following initiation of empiric immunosuppression. |
| Date |
2021-02 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2021 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting 2021: Poster Session IV: Disorders of the Anterior Visual Pathway (Retina, Optic Nerve, and Chiasm) |
| 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 2021. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6gr2thv |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Contributor Primary |
Bardia Abbasi |
| Contributor Secondary |
Mohammad Dahrouj, John Miller, Lucia Sobrin, Bart Chwalisz |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
1675975 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gr2thv |
