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Plasma exchange is effective in a 13-year-old girl with steroid-resistant bilateral optic neuritis.

Abstract
We describe a 13-year-old girl presenting with steroid-resistant bilateral optic neuritis. After plasma exchange (PE), the girl experienced full recovery of her visual acuity. During a 4-year follow-up no relapse occurred. As far as we know, this is the first report of PE treatment in optic neuritis in a child.
AuthorsIsabel Michaelis, Benjamin Bender, Ortraud Beringer, Arthur Melms, Ingeborg Krägeloh-Mann, Markus Wolff
JournalNeuropediatrics (Neuropediatrics) Vol. 44 Issue 5 Pg. 272-5 (Oct 2013) ISSN: 1439-1899 [Electronic] Germany
PMID23468279 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
CopyrightGeorg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
Chemical References
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Methylprednisolone
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids (therapeutic use)
  • Humans
  • Methylprednisolone (therapeutic use)
  • Optic Neuritis (drug therapy, therapy)
  • Plasma Exchange
  • Treatment Outcome

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