| Identifier |
walsh_2014_s2_c3 |
| Title |
Beware the Trojan Horse |
| Creator |
Denize Atan, Nithin Nair, Mrinal Rana, Swarupsinh V. Chavda, Andrew Jacks |
| Subject |
Diabetes Mellitus; Pseudomonas Aeruginosa; Malignant Otitis Externa; Skull Base Osteomyelitis; Multiple Cranial Neuropathies |
| History |
Systemic hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and cerebrovascular disease treated with an antiplatelet drug, thiazide diuretic, ACE inhibitor and statin. |
| Pathology |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
This diabetic patient had a left orbitopathy, multiple cranial neuropathies, pachymeningitis and skull base osteomyelitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The original source of the organism was an otitis externa that had remained clinically silent for 6 months. |
| Presenting Symptom |
A 57 year-old Afro-Caribbean woman presented to the Emergency Department with a complete left sided ptosis, left internal and external ophthalmoplegia and no perception of light vision of the left eye. |
| Neuroimaging |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| Date |
2014-03-02 |
| References |
Attached |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Image |
| Relation is Part of |
Case presented at the NANOS 2013 Walsh Session, March 2 |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6kq0zq1 |
| Contributor Primary |
Atan, Denize |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
179193 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kq0zq1 |
