Optic atrophy.
A young woman became suddenly aware of visual loss in her left eye. She was found to have optic atrophy giving chronicity to the disease process. A hypopigmented macule on her face along with neuroimaging studies suggested an inflammatory process. A biopsy of the skin lesion was compatible with sarcoidosis. The patient responded to corticosteroid therapy.
Department of Ophthalmology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields