Systemic Disorders With Optic Nerve and Retinal Findings

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Identifier 95_42
Title Systemic Disorders With Optic Nerve and Retinal Findings
Creator Larry P. Frohman, MD
Affiliation UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Contributing Institution AAO/NANOS - American Academy of Ophthalmology / North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Subject Toxoplasmosis
Description This 25-year-old man presented to the eye service with a history of 3 days of decreased vision OD. His past medical history was unremarkable. His examination showed acuities of 20/25 OU, with intact color plates, a 0.3 log unit of RAPD OD, and an inferior arcuate scotoma. The photos (Images 95_42, 95_43, and 95_44) show his vitreous of the right eye. MRI of the orbits and head was normal, and a spinal tap showed protein = 45 mg/dl, with 0 white cells; the cryptococcal antigen was negative, IgG = 3.8 mg/dl; cytology, cultures, and oligoclonal banding were all negative. Serologic evaluation included a normal Lyme by Western blot; serum protein electrophoresis was negative; CBC, ACE, and RPR were all normal. The toxoplasmosis titer was IgG > 200 (normal < 25 IU/ml) and the AMV IgG = 2.9 u/ml (<1.0). He was treated with clindamycin, Bactrim, and Daraprim for presumed toxoplasmic juxtapapillary choroiditis. Pair with 95_43 and 95_44.
Date 1999
Date Digital 2004
Language eng
Format image/jpeg
Type Image
Source AAO/NANOS Clinical neuro-ophthalmology : image collection for ophthalmic practitioners. American Academy of Ophthalmology [electronic resource], [San Francisco, Calif.] : AAO, c1999.
Relation is Part of Case 53
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 1999. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6pp257k
Setname ehsl_novel_aao_nanos
ID 176853
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pp257k
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