| Title |
Steroid-Responsive HIV Optic Neuropathy |
| Creator |
Burton, BJ; Leff, AP; Plant, GT |
| Affiliation |
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, England. |
| Abstract |
A 37-year-old man with bilateral optic neuropathy who recovered on steroid treatment is described. He was subsequently found to be human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) positive prior to the onset of his visual symptoms, and no other cause of his optic neuropathy could be found. There is some evidence that HIV itself may be a cause of symptomatic optic neuropathy. A spontaneously relapsing and remitting multiple sclerosis-like syndrome has previously been described in HIV-positive patients, and this may present with optic neuritis. A chronic optic neuritis in HIV-positive patients that is not usually symptomatically important has also been described. We review the literature related to these topics and our patient. |
| Subject |
Adult; Eye Infections, Viral/diagnosis; Eye Infections, Viral/drug therapy; Eye Infections, Viral/etiology; Fluorescein Angiography; Fundus Oculi; Glucocorticoids/therapeutic use; HIV Infections/complications; HIV-1; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Optic Nerve/pathology; Optic Neuritis/diagnosis; Optic Neuritis/drug therapy; Optic Neuritis/virology; Prednisolone/therapeutic use; Vision Disorders/diagnosis; Vision Disorders/drug therapy; Vision Disorders/virology; Visual Acuity |
| 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 |
224870 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61p1668/224870 |
