| Title |
Optic Neuropathy, Headache, and Diplopia with MRI Suggestive of Cerebral Arteritis in Relapsing Polychondritis |
| Creator |
Massry, GG; Chung, SM; Selhorst, JB |
| Affiliation |
Anheuser-Busch Eye Institute, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. |
| Abstract |
The pathogenesis of central nervous system disease in relapsing polychondritis (RPC) is unknown but may be related to cerebral arteritis. Previous reports have described clinical and histopathologic evidence of cerebral vasculitis in RPC; however, a neuroimaging correlate has not been reported. We present a 36-year-old man with neuro-ophthalmic features of RPC whose magnetic resonance imaging revealed multifocal gray- and white-matter high intensities. This pattern is consistent with cerebral arteritis as described in other systemic vasculitides. |
| Subject |
Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use; Arteritis/diagnosis; Arteritis/drug therapy; Arteritis/etiology; Brain/pathology; Cartilage/pathology; Cerebral Arterial Diseases/diagnosis; Cerebral Arterial Diseases/drug therapy; Cerebral Arterial Diseases/etiology; Diplopia/etiology; Ear, External/pathology; Fundus Oculi; Headache/etiology; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Necrosis; Optic Nerve Diseases/etiology; Polychondritis, Relapsing/complications; Polychondritis, Relapsing/diagnosis; Polychondritis, Relapsing/drug therapy; Prednisone/therapeutic use |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/ |
| Publisher |
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
© North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jno |
| ID |
224703 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66d9038/224703 |
