| Title |
Mastocytosis Induced Nyctalopia |
| Creator |
Lesser, RL; Brodie, SE; Sugin, SL |
| Affiliation |
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. |
| Abstract |
Systemic mastocytosis is characterized by an increased number of mast cells in multiple organs particularly skin. A 55-year-old man with mastocytosis presented with nyctalopia caused by malabsorption of vitamin A. Diagnosis was made by documenting a low vitamin A level and an ERG that showed rod-cone deficiency with rods affected more than cones. Vitamin A therapy led to return of good visual function. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of mastocytosis induced nyctalopia. Vitamin A deficiency should be considered as a potential cause of visual loss in patients with sudden onset of night blindness. |
| Subject |
Electroretinography; Humans; Male; Mastocytosis/complications; Mastocytosis/pathology; Middle Older people; Night Blindness/etiology; Night Blindness/metabolism; Night Blindness/physiopathology; Visual Acuity; Visual Fields; Vitamin A Deficiency/complications; Vitamin A Deficiency/metabolism |
| 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 |
224716 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62n87cj/224716 |
