| Identifier |
walsh_2017_s1_c3-abstract |
| Title |
Uncertainty with a Twist of Lyme (abstract) |
| Creator |
Amrita-Amanda Lakraj; Sang Hong; Jennifer Connelly; Elizabeth Cochran |
| Affiliation |
(AL) Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; (SH) Froedtert Eye Institute and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; (JC) Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin, Dept. of Neuro Oncology, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; (EC) Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin, Dept. of Pathology, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Subject |
Optic Neuropathy; Optic Disc Edema; Metastatic Breast Carcinoma; Cranial Nerve Palsies; Complications of Cancers |
| History |
The patient is a 59-year-old woman who presented with vision loss. Her ophthalmologic history is significant for; myopic astigmatism and presbyopia. Her past medical history is notable for left breast cancer (T2N0 invasive lobular carcinoma, ER/PR positive, HER2/neu negative) s/p left mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation (2006); Celiac disease; Grave's disease s/p partial thyroidectomy (1977) and radioactive iodine (2000); Lyme disease (2013); and progressive neuropathy of unclear etiology (onset 1998) |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Metastatic leptomeningeal carcinomatosis |
| Date |
2017-04 |
| References |
Rostami, R., Mittal, S., Rostami, P. et al. J Neurooncol (2016) 127: 407. doi:10.1007/s11060-016-2075-3 Halperin JJ. Nervous system Lyme disease. Clin Lab Med. 2015 Dec;35(4):779-95. doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2015.07.002. Epub 2015 Sep 18. Hammers-Berggren S, Hansen K, Lebech AM, Karlsson M. Borrelia burgdorferi-specific intrathecal antibody production in neuroborreliosis: a follow-up study. Neurology. 1993 Jan;43(1):169-75. |
| 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 1 |
| 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 |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-6087 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2017. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6pk49rp |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
1277677 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pk49rp |
