Title of article :
Ehrlichioi optic neuriti
Author/Authors :
Michael . Lee، نويسنده , , Timothy E. Golee، نويسنده , , immon Leell، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Abstract :
Purpoe
To decribe a cae of ehrlichioi optic neuriti.
Deign
ingle obervational cae report.
Method
A 41-year-old woman with ymptom and clinical and imaging ign conitent with optic neuriti preented to a tertiary care academic center for comprehenive neuro-ophthalmic evaluation. Main outcome meaure included preoptic and potoptic neuriti polyvalent ehrlichioi titer and magnetic reonance imaging (MRI) of orbit with gadolinium.
Reult
Ehrlichioi titer drawn 11 day before onet of eye ymptom were negative. Titer drawn 7 day after ymptom began were poitive. The optic nerve enhanced with gadolinium on MRI.
Concluion
Ehrlichioi can caue optic neuriti and hould be conidered in patient with optic neuriti after a febrile, flu-like illne in an endemic area.
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Journal title :
American Journal of Ophthalmology