Q fever as a possible cause of bilateral optic neuritis.
A 59-year-old farmer developed a bilateral optic neuritis in the course of an infection with Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), resulting in a lasting unilateral blindness. A complete medical (including neurological) evaluation gave no evidence of other possible causes. A possible source of infection was cattle.
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003381:Coxiella / Q000276:immunology; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004318:Doxycycline