Optic nueritis in hypoparathyroidism.
Disk swelling in patients with hypoparathyroidism has often been attributed to papilledema but rarely to optic neuritis. Although we are reporting a patient with hypoparathyroidism in whom optic neuritis developed, a causal relationship is not yet clear. The patient may have had ischemic optic neuropathy concomitant with hypoparathyroidism or caused by tetanic vasospasm or calcification of optic nerve nutrient vessels.
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008875:Middle Aged; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000098:blood supply; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000209:etiology*; D010211:Papilledema / Q000209:etiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology