title: Optic neuropathy in Behçet's disease. Report of two cases.
abstract: Orbital magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated increased signal of the optic nerve in short time inversion recovery (STIR) images of two young women with unilateral visual blurring. In both, recurrent oral and genital ulcerations and papulopustular lesions appeared within the next 14-15 months, respectively, allowing a diagnosis of Behçet's disease. Optic neuropathy may be an early manifestation of Behçt's disease and clinical follow-up is crucial for its diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna at Bellaria Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salvi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mascalchi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malatesta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Olivieri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Molinotti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Capaccioli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Testoni
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Tassinari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*