It's Deja Vu All Over Again

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Identifier walsh_2014_s2_c4
Title It's Deja Vu All Over Again
Creator Aileen A. Antonio-Santos; Yanny L. Phillips; Baha El Khatib; Howard T. Chang; David I. Kaufman; Eric R. Eggenberger
Affiliation Michigan State University, Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology East Lansing, MI
Subject Erdheim-Chester disease; Glioblastoma Multiforme; Immunosuppression; Second Malignancy
History A 51-year-old male with a history of amblyopia OD presented in February 1999 with hyperemia, swelling and periorbital pain of the left eye. Visual acuity (VA) was 20/80 OD and 20/25 OS; color vision was 10/11 Ishihara plates OU, and Goldmann perimetry showed an inferior quadrantanopia OS. There was an RAPD OS, a comitant 15-prism diopter esotropia, and a 5-mm proptosis OS. Brain and orbits CT and MRI showed enhancing retrobulbar masses. CBC, CMP, ANA were normal. ESR was 53.Further diagnostic work-up was performed.
Disease/Diagnosis Erdheim-Chester disease and glioblastoma multiforme.
Presenting Symptom A 51-year-old male with a history of amblyopia OD presented in February 1999 with hyperemia, swelling and periorbital pain of the left eye.
Date 2014-03
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Image
Source 46th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2014
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
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