Journal article
Bilateral optic neuritis in acute hepatitis C
Journal of neuro-ophthalmology, Vol.29(2), pp.128-133
06/2009
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e3181989783
PMID: 19491636
Abstract
A 34-year-old woman developed bilateral optic neuritis 2 weeks after the onset of acute hepatitis C. The strong temporal relationship between the initial clinical manifestations of hepatitis C and the development of optic neuritis provides a basis for thinking that the hepatitis caused the optic neuritis After corticosteroid treatment, the optic neuropathy markedly improved but left behind retinal nerve fiber thinning, as measured by optical coherence tomography, and optic disc pallor. Optic neuritis has been reported in conjunction with hepatitis A and B but not with hepatitis C.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Bilateral optic neuritis in acute hepatitis C
- Creators
- Junaid Siddiqui - Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USAJacinthe RouleauAndrew G LeeYutaka SatoMichael D Voigt
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of neuro-ophthalmology, Vol.29(2), pp.128-133
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1097/WNO.0b013e3181989783
- PMID
- 19491636
- ISSN
- 1070-8022
- eISSN
- 1536-5166
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2009
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Internal Medicine; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984051706502771
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