[Reversible retrobulbar optic neuritis due to sphenoidal sinus disorders: two case studies].

Abstract

Optic neuritis are clinically demonstrated by a temporary but severe loss of vision and can be caused by a wide variety of diseases. It is unusual for sphenoidal sinusitis to co-exist with acute optic neuritis, so the simultaneous appearance of both diseases would invite aetiological suspicion. We present two cases where the first clinical manifestation of infectious sphenoidal pathology was retrobulbar optic neuritis, which reverted with treatment, medical in one case and surgical in the other, of the sinusitis.

• Authors: Andrés Coca Pelaz, Carlos Fernández Lisa, José Luis Llorente Pendás, Juan Pablo Rodrigo Tapia
• Journal: Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola (Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp) Vol. 59 Issue 6 Pg. 308-10 ( 2008) ISSN: 0001-6519 [Print] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Neuritis óptica retrobulbar reversible por sinupatía esfenoidal: dos casos clínicos.
• PMID: 18588792 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Optic Neuritis (etiology)
• Sphenoid Sinusitis (complications, therapy)