Abstract | AIM: To report a 47-year-old Japanese woman with a one-year history of Behçet's disease who complained of sudden bilateral visual loss with concurrent anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION). CASE REPORT: CONCLUSION: We observed an extremely rare case of simultaneous bilateral AION with Behçet's disease with marked visual recovery within 45 days of onset.
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Authors | Yasuyuki Yamauchi, Jose M C Cruz, Henry J Kaplan, Hiroshi Goto, Jun-ichi Sakai, Masahiko Usui |
Journal | Ocular immunology and inflammation
(Ocul Immunol Inflamm)
2005 Jul-Aug
Vol. 13
Issue 4
Pg. 317-25
ISSN: 0927-3948 [Print] England |
PMID | 16159724
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Glucocorticoids
- Triamcinolone Acetonide
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Topics |
- Behcet Syndrome
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Female
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Functional Laterality
- Glucocorticoids
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Injections
- Middle Aged
- Optic Disk
(pathology)
- Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Scotoma
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Triamcinolone Acetonide
(therapeutic use)
- Visual Acuity
- Visual Fields
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