Atypical Presentation of Idiopathic Bilateral Optic Perineuritis in a Young Patient

A previously healthy 27-year-oldMalay male presented with acute onset of painless, severe blurring of vision in his right eye. It was associated with headache and vomiting for the pastweek. Relative afferent pupillary defectwas present in the right eye,with reduced optic nerve function. Patient al...

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Main Authors: Tevaraj, Jessica Mani Penny, Tai, Evelyn Li Min, Mohd Noor, Raja Azmi, Thavaratnam, Lakana Kumar, Win Mar, Salmah, Wan Hitam, Wan Hazabbah
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Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/38377/1/Atypical_Presentation_of_Idiopathic_Bilateral_Optic_Perineuritis_in_a_Young_Patient.pdf
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author Tevaraj, Jessica Mani Penny
Tai, Evelyn Li Min
Mohd Noor, Raja Azmi
Thavaratnam, Lakana Kumar
Win Mar, Salmah
Wan Hitam, Wan Hazabbah
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Tai, Evelyn Li Min
Mohd Noor, Raja Azmi
Thavaratnam, Lakana Kumar
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description A previously healthy 27-year-oldMalay male presented with acute onset of painless, severe blurring of vision in his right eye. It was associated with headache and vomiting for the pastweek. Relative afferent pupillary defectwas present in the right eye,with reduced optic nerve function. Patient also had bilateral generalised optic disc swelling, splinter haemorrhages, and tortuous vessels. Initial examination was suggestive of either optic neuritis or raised intracranial pressure. Typical features of bilateral optic perineuritis (OPN) such as tram track and doughnut sign were observed on magnetic resonance imaging. Connective tissue and infective screening were negative. He was diagnosed with bilateral optic perineuritis and treated with high dose intravenous corticosteroids followed by a three-month course of oral steroids. His vision and optic nerve function recovered to baseline levels.
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spelling usm.eprints-383772018-01-15T09:33:56Z http://eprints.usm.my/38377/ Atypical Presentation of Idiopathic Bilateral Optic Perineuritis in a Young Patient Tevaraj, Jessica Mani Penny Tai, Evelyn Li Min Mohd Noor, Raja Azmi Thavaratnam, Lakana Kumar Win Mar, Salmah Wan Hitam, Wan Hazabbah RE Ophthalmology A previously healthy 27-year-oldMalay male presented with acute onset of painless, severe blurring of vision in his right eye. It was associated with headache and vomiting for the pastweek. Relative afferent pupillary defectwas present in the right eye,with reduced optic nerve function. Patient also had bilateral generalised optic disc swelling, splinter haemorrhages, and tortuous vessels. Initial examination was suggestive of either optic neuritis or raised intracranial pressure. Typical features of bilateral optic perineuritis (OPN) such as tram track and doughnut sign were observed on magnetic resonance imaging. Connective tissue and infective screening were negative. He was diagnosed with bilateral optic perineuritis and treated with high dose intravenous corticosteroids followed by a three-month course of oral steroids. His vision and optic nerve function recovered to baseline levels. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38377/1/Atypical_Presentation_of_Idiopathic_Bilateral_Optic_Perineuritis_in_a_Young_Patient.pdf Tevaraj, Jessica Mani Penny and Tai, Evelyn Li Min and Mohd Noor, Raja Azmi and Thavaratnam, Lakana Kumar and Win Mar, Salmah and Wan Hitam, Wan Hazabbah (2016) Atypical Presentation of Idiopathic Bilateral Optic Perineuritis in a Young Patient. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2016 (674192). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2090-6722 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6741925
spellingShingle RE Ophthalmology
Tevaraj, Jessica Mani Penny
Tai, Evelyn Li Min
Mohd Noor, Raja Azmi
Thavaratnam, Lakana Kumar
Win Mar, Salmah
Wan Hitam, Wan Hazabbah
Atypical Presentation of Idiopathic Bilateral Optic Perineuritis in a Young Patient
title Atypical Presentation of Idiopathic Bilateral Optic Perineuritis in a Young Patient
title_full Atypical Presentation of Idiopathic Bilateral Optic Perineuritis in a Young Patient
title_fullStr Atypical Presentation of Idiopathic Bilateral Optic Perineuritis in a Young Patient
title_full_unstemmed Atypical Presentation of Idiopathic Bilateral Optic Perineuritis in a Young Patient
title_short Atypical Presentation of Idiopathic Bilateral Optic Perineuritis in a Young Patient
title_sort atypical presentation of idiopathic bilateral optic perineuritis in a young patient
topic RE Ophthalmology
url http://eprints.usm.my/38377/1/Atypical_Presentation_of_Idiopathic_Bilateral_Optic_Perineuritis_in_a_Young_Patient.pdf
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