College Can be Such a Headache

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Identifier walsh_2012_s4_c2
Title College Can be Such a Headache
Creator Joseph Chacko; Sarah Covey; Sami Uwaydat
Affiliation Jones Eye Institute/UAMS, Little Rock, AR
Subject Oculomotor Nerve Diseases; Meningitis, Viral; Herpesvirus 3, Human; Ocular Hypertension; Uveitis; Retinitis; Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute
History A 21-year old male Dx pharyngitis Tx clarithromycin followed by episodic severe headaches, neck and back pain and a 3-week history of diplopia, anisocoria and a 20-pound weight loss. Previous history significant for hyperthyroidism.
Pathology Uveitis; TMVL
Disease/Diagnosis Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)-induced Acute Retinal Necrosis syndrome (aka Kirisawa's uveitis) secondary to URI with subsequent meningitis/encephalitis
Clinical VA: 20/100 OD, 20/40 OS declining to 20/100 OD, 20/40 OS; Tonometry: 43 OD, 41 OS
Presenting Symptom Hyperthyroidism; pharyngitis
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment IV Antiviral agents; Corticosteroids; Antihypertensive agents
Date 2012-02
References Attached
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 44th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2012
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 2012. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s66m39qv
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 179102
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66m39qv
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