Journal article
Arteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy and Chronic Cough as Presenting Features of Churg-Strauss Syndrome
Neuro-Ophthalmology, Vol.35(5-6), pp.269-271
12/01/2011
DOI: 10.3109/01658107.2011.608462
Abstract
A 57-year-old man presented with severe, painless, stepwise vision loss in one eye over 24 hours. Fundus examination showed pallid optic disc oedema with cilioretinal artery occlusion. A retinal fluorescein angiogram showed patchy choroidal hypoperfusion of the affected eye, consistent with arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AION). Temporal artery biopsy revealed non-giant cell periarteritis. A systemic evaluation discovered a symptom complex of asthma, eosinophilia, and pulmonary infiltrates, suggesting Churg-Strauss syndrome. The patient was successfully treated with oral corticosteroid and metrotrexate, with stabilization of vision and improvement of systemic symptoms.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Arteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy and Chronic Cough as Presenting Features of Churg-Strauss Syndrome
- Creators
- Y Chen - Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of IowaR KardonR Longmuir - Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Neuro-Ophthalmology, Vol.35(5-6), pp.269-271
- DOI
- 10.3109/01658107.2011.608462
- ISSN
- 0165-8107
- eISSN
- 1744-506X
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983980292902771
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