Postinfectious Optic Neuritis After Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease

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Title Postinfectious Optic Neuritis After Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
Creator Spencer C Barrett; Nita N Bhat; Shruthi H Bindiganavile; Andrew G Lee
Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine (SCB, AGL), Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (NB, SHB, AGL), Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, The Houston Methodist Research Institute (AGL), Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery (AGL), Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, MD Anderson Cancer Center (AGL), University of Texas, Houston, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology, Texas A and M College of Medicine (AGL), Texas; and Department of Ophthalmology (AGL), the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Abstract A 33-year-old man presented with acute painless loss of vision in his right eye after hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD). Examination confirmed a right optic neuropathy. Neuroimaging and routine evaluations for alternative causes for an optic neuropathy were negative. He was treated with high dose corticosteroids and made an almost complete visual recovery. Postinfectious optic neuritis has been reported after a vast array of infections including: varicella zoster virus, influenza virus, herpes simplex virus, Epstein-Barr Virus, Lyme disease, and many others. Although Coxsackie virus infections are a known cause of HFMD and have been reported to cause maculopathy, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of optic neuritis after HFMD in the English language ophthalmic literature.
Subject Viral Antibodies, Viral; Enterovirus A; Follow-Up Studies; Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Optic Nerve; Optic Neuritis; Time Factors
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Date 2021-09
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, September 2021, Volume 41, Issue 3
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
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cqt0q1
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