Bilateral optic neuritis in acute hepatitis C.
A 34-year-old woman developed bilateral optic neuritis 2 weeks after the onset of acute hepatitis C. The strong temporal relationship between the initial clinical manifestations of hepatitis C and the development of optic neuritis provides a basis for thinking that the hepatitis caused the optic neuritis After corticosteroid treatment, the optic neuropathy markedly improved but left behind retinal nerve fiber thinning, as measured by optical coherence tomography, and optic disc pallor. Optic neuritis has been reported in conjunction with hepatitis A and B but not with hepatitis C.
Siddiqui
Junaid
J
Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Rouleau
Jacinthe
J
Lee
Andrew G
AG
Sato
Yutaka
Y
Voigt
Michael D
MD
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology*; D013997:Time Factors