Bilateral optic neuritis--the only ocular finding in a case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a rare disease of central nervous system caused by defective measles virus. Chorioretinitis with macular involvement is the mostly observed ocular finding in the disease. Other reported ocular findings in the disease are cortical blindness, hemianopsia, nystagmus, extraocular muscle paresis and optic atrophy. We present a rare case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis with isolated bilateral optic neuritis as the only ocular finding without macular involvement.
Department of Ophthalmology .
Pinar Altiaylik
PA
Ozer
Mehpare
M
Ozkan
Hande Taylan
HT
Sekeroglu
Sibel
S
Kadayifcilar
Deniz
D
Yuksel
Ayse
A
Aksoy
D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007542:Inosine Pranobex / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013344:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D002220:Carbamazepine; D007542:Inosine Pranobex