A case of Adamantiades-Behçet disease with ischemic optic neuritis (posterior optic neuropathy).
Adamantiades-Behçet disease (ABD) may present with cutaneous and ophthalmologic findings. A 29-year old woman complained of fever and general fatigue, along with erythema nodosum and vesiculo-pustular lesions on the legs, acneiform lesions, genital ulcerations and painful oral ulcers. She also complained of reduced visual acuity, visual disturbance and blurred vision in the left eye. Her left visual acuity was 6/20. Light reflex in the left eye was reduced. The relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) was positive in the left eye where a central scotoma was present. The vitreous was clear; the optic disc, macula, retina and iris were all normal. Uveitis was not observed. The patient was diagnosed with ischemic optic neuritis (posterior optic neuropathy) with ABD. Histopathological findings taken from a blister on the leg showed subepidermal bulla, dense dermal neutrophil infiltration, and extravasation of erythrocytes, suggesting leukocytoclastic vasculitis. She was treated orally with high-dose corticosteroids (methylprednisolone 500 mg/d) for three days. Her general condition and ophthalmic symptoms resolved completely. Optic neuropathy with ABD is very rare; we know of two previous cases [1, 2] of ABD with ischemic posterior optic neuritis.
Shima
Satoko
S
Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan.
Nishimura
Keisuke
K
Yamanaka
Kei-ichi
K
Hakamada
Arata
A
Isoda
Ken-ichi
K
Kurokawa
Ichiro
I
Toyoda
Koji
K
Mizutani
Hitoshi
H
D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone