Progressive Visual Loss in a 67 Year Old Man

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Identifier walsh_1986_s5_c5
Title Progressive Visual Loss in a 67 Year Old Man
Creator Robert L. Tomsak, MD, PhD; M. R. Hanson; P. J. Sweeney; J. R. Little
Affiliation (RLT) (MRH) (PJS) (JRL) Cleveland, OH
Subject Wegener Granulomatosis; Optic Atrophy; Optic Chiasm
History A 67-year old male with a 1-month history of blindness OD.
Pathology Necrotizing and non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation of nasal cavity and nasopharynx.
Disease/Diagnosis Idiopathic midline destructive disease
Clinical VA: NLP OD, 20/30 OS
Presenting Symptom Progressive loss of vision OD
Neuroimaging CT; MRI
Treatment Surgery; XRT
Date 1986
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1986 Walsh Proceedings
Relation is Part of Case 5, Session 5, Walsh Session, NANOS 1986
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
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