It Must Be Voodoo... and he was Far from Spineless (slideshow)

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Title It Must Be Voodoo... and he was Far from Spineless (slideshow)
Creator Norah S. Lincoff, MD, University at Buffalo, Charles Chung, Lucia Balos
Subject Optic neuritis, Optic Neuropathy, Hearing Loss, Sarcoidosis
History A 35 yo legally blind gentleman was referred for evaluation because of neck and new lower back pain. His visual; loss began 4 years prior, following a trip to 'N'Orleans'. He had been on a 'Boys Trip' for 10 days, and had been cursed with Voodoo for not paying a cemetery tour guide as promised.
Disease/Diagnosis Late involvement of the axial skeleton and pelvis with CNS sarcoid. Sarcoidosis of the axial skeleton is uncommon, but when it does occur, it fortunately can have this classic picture radiologically. CNS involvement is also rare (<16% of cases) and bilateral blinding optic neuropathy even less common (<5%). After the thorax, the skin and uvea of the eye are the most commonly affected, followed by the liver and heart. Only 10-30% of cases will have a chronic progressive pattern of disease. Gold standard for diagnosis is of course histological by biopsy.
Date 2017-04
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 49th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2017: Frank B. Walsh Session 2
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/index3.html
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
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