| Title |
Bilateral Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy as a Presentation of Takayasus Disease |
| Creator |
Schmidt, MH; Fox, AJ; Nicolle, DA |
| Affiliation |
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. |
| Abstract |
Takayasu's disease is an arteritis with a predilection for the proximal branches of the aortic arch. Chronic retinal hypoxic changes and ischemic ocular inflammation, resulting from cervical vascular occlusion, have been described extensively. Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy has rarely been reported in this condition, and only in conjunction with other ophthalmic findings. Here we present the case of a patient who developed bilateral anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in the absence of other eye findings, and was subsequently found to have an aortic arch syndrome compatible with Takayasu's disease. |
| Subject |
Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use; Aorta, Thoracic/radiography; Aortic Arch Syndromes/drug therapy; Aortic Arch Syndromes/etiology; Aortic Arch Syndromes/radiography; Aortography; Female; Fundus Oculi; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use; Middle Older people; Optic Disk/blood supply; Optic Disk/pathology; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic/diagnosis; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic/drug therapy; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic/etiology; Takayasu Arteritis/complications; Takayasu Arteritis/drug therapy |
| 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 |
224825 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6962pmg/224825 |
