Optic neuropathy secondary to lymphoma.
Optic neuropathy secondary to lymphomatous infiltration of the optic nerve developed in a patient who was in complete remission from treatment of a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. This is the first reported case of an isolated optic neuropathy occurring in a patient in clinical and laboratory remission of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Recognition that such a complication can occur is important in that prompt treatment may lead to reversal of visual loss, as it did in this patient.
D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014794:Visual Fields