Bilateral optic neuritis in a boy - More than the eyes.
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a rare disorder in children with variable presentation. We report a 7-year-old boy who presented with bilateral retrobulbar optic neuritis and responded very well to treatment. He was also positive for aquaporin 4 (AQP4) antibodies, which is part of an emerging endophenotype within autoimmune neurological disorders in childhood.
Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Department of Ophthalmology, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. meeailoh@yahoo.com.
M A
MA
Loh
Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Department of Paediatric, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
P C
PC
Alex Khoo
Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Department of Ophthalmology, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
M F
MF
Chong
D051401:Aquaporin 4 / Q000276:immunology*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009471:Neuromyelitis Optica; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
D051401:Aquaporin 4; D001323:Autoantibodies