| Identifier | walsh_2001_s2_c1 |
| Title | Tapirs, Zebras and Gazelles |
| Creator | Lise Pieroth, MD; Jacqueline Winterkorn, MD, PhD; Herman Schubert, MD; William Millar, MD; Michael Kazim, MD |
| Affiliation | (LP) (JW) (HS) (WM) (MK) Harkness Eye Institute, New York City, NY |
| Subject | Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Thrombocytopenia; Weight Loss; Blepharoptosis; Pupil Disorders; Optic Atrophy; Aspergillosis; Nocardia Infections; Immunocompromised Host |
| History | A 79-year old male right retrobulbar pain, headache and sudden loss of vision OD. A recent routine checkup revealed thrombocytopenia and a myelodysplastic syndrome. |
| Pathology | Ring-enhancing lesions of the cortex |
| Disease/Diagnosis | Orbital aspergillosis with nacardiosis of the brain |
| Clinical | VA: HM OD, 20/40 OS; Color plates: 0/6 OD, 4/6 OS; IOP 26 OD, 21 OS; Exophthalomometry 22 OU; RAPD OD |
| Presenting Symptom | Right retrobulbar pain; Headache; Loss of vision OD |
| Neuroimaging | MRI |
| Treatment | Corticosteroids; Anti-bacterial agents |
| Date | 2001 |
| References | 1. Segawa H, Takashi H, et al. Aspergillosis of the optic nerve. Report of a case. No th Shimkey 1973; 25:77-82. 2. Weinstein JM, Morris GL. Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy due to Aspergillus fumigatus. J Clin Neuro Ophthalmol 1989;9:7-13. 3. Chavis PS, Sauchelli S, et al. Pansinusitis with compressive visual loss (Sinus Aspergillosis) Walsh 1982 (7). 4. Ng TT, Robson GD, Denning DW. Hydrocortisone-enhanced growth of aspergillus. Microbiology 1994;140:2475-2479. 5. Denning DW, Stevens DA. Antifungal and surgical treatment of invasive Aspergillosis; Review of 2,121 Cases. Rev Infect Dis 1990;12:1147-1201. 6. Malton M, Kennerdell J. A puzzling orbital apex syndrome (Aspergilloma of orbital apex and cavernous sinus) Walsh 1987 (27). 7. Spoor T, Hartel W. The saga of a steroid responsive optic neuropathy: another misadventure (Aspergillosis) Walsh 1982 (10). 8. Boon AP, Adams DH, et al. Cerebral Aspergillosis in liver transplantation. J Clin Path 1990;43:114-118. 9. Zimmer C, Marzheuser S, et al. Brain biopsy in AIDS. J Neurol 1992;239:394-400. 10. Bahls F, Sumi SM. Cryptococcal meningitis and cerebral toxoplasmosis in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. J Neurol Neurosurg Psych 1986;49:328-330. |
| Language | eng |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | Text |
| Source | 27th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
| Relation is Part of | NANOS Annual Meeting 2001 |
| 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 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK | ark:/87278/s6j105v3 |
| Setname | ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID | 177714 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j105v3 |