Reversible bilateral simultaneous papillitis with no light perception.
This 14-year-old patient with bilateral simultaneous papillitis experienced no light perception in either eye for 24 hours and had a complete recovery of central and peripheral vision 3 weeks later. Fluorescein angiography confirmed the diagnosis. Although her hospital work-up was negative except for a mildly elevated CSF protein, it seems most likely that this was a postviral syndrome based on the bilaterality, rapid recovery of vision, and the age group.
D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008027:Light; D009898:Optic Disk; D009900:Optic Nerve; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013997:Time Factors
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D006854:Hydrocortisone