| Identifier |
walsh_2012_s3_c5 |
| Title |
Ischemic Optic Neuritis |
| Creator |
Marc Dinkin; Jacqueline Winterkorn |
| Affiliation |
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY |
| Subject |
Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic; Pupil Disorders; Giant Cell Arteritis; Lymphoma; Infarction |
| History |
A 68-year old female with a 5-hour painless loss of vision OS followed by unremitting loss of vision 9 days after initial episode. Previous history significant for hypertension and diabetes mellitus. |
| Pathology |
Large, neoplastic lymphoid cells with prominent nucleoli and frequent mitotic figures consistent with intravascular lymphoma. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Intravascular lymphoma presenting as an anterior ischemic optic neuropathy |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/15 OD, 20/300 OS; Dyschromatopsia; RAPD OS; Near total loss of sensitivity to Humphrey visual fields OS; Mild temporal pallor OS |
| Presenting Symptom |
Painless, transient loss of vision OS |
| Neuroimaging |
MRI |
| Treatment |
R-CHOP therapy; Alkylating antineoplastic agents; Phytogenic antineoplastic agents; Immunosupressive agents; Glucocorticoids; Antineoplastic antibiotics |
| Date |
2012-02 |
| References |
Attached |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
44th Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2012 |
| 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 2012. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s68d004x |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
179117 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68d004x |
