| Title |
Cat-Scratch Disease Presenting as Neuroretinitis and Peripheral Facial Palsy |
| Creator |
Thompson, PK; Vaphiades, MS; Saccente, M |
| Affiliation |
College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205-7199, USA. |
| Abstract |
A 40-year-old woman with Cat-scratch disease sought treatment for neuroretinitis OD and right peripheral facial nerve palsy. To our knowledge, this is the first case of an adult with a peripheral facial nerve palsy from Cat-scratch disease and the first case of a patient with both neuroretinitis and peripheral facial nerve palsy. |
| Subject |
Adult; Cat-Scratch Disease/complications; Facial Paralysis/etiology; Female; Fundus Oculi; Humans; Optic Neuritis/etiology/pathology; Perimetry; Retinitis/etiology/pathology; Scotoma/diagnosis/etiology |
| 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 |
224851 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65f1xzn/224851 |
