Vitamin B12 deficiency presenting as progressive blindness in a 33-year-old HIV-positive female patient on Efavirenz-based regimen: case report.
Pan Afr Med J
; 47: 164, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
Optic neuritis is a rare presentation of vitamin B12 deficiency. We describe a 33-year-old female patient living with HIV presenting with progressive loss of vision for 1 week. She had a history of severe peripheral neuropathy that was managed with vitamin B12-containing tablets approximately three years before presenting with progressive loss of vision. On examination, she had no perception of light in the left eye and no perception of hand motion in the right eye. The fundus in her left eye had mild blurring of disc margins. Results from tests done showed a haemoglobin of 12.9g/dl, MCV 101fl, a serum vitamin B12 of 78pmol/l, and cytomegalovirus (CMV) test showed no active disease. She was diagnosed with optic neuritis and started on 30 mg tablets of prednisolone for 1 week with slight improvement. She was then started on vitamin B12 injections 1 mg daily for 10 days and thereafter, monthly for 6 months. She reported gradual improvement and regained her sight after 5 months treatment of with Vitamin B12 injections. Ophthalmic manifestations of vitamin B12 deficiency are not common and may present without haematological signs therefore, a high index of suspicion is required for early diagnosis and management of vitamin B12 deficiency.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vitamina B 12
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Deficiencia de Vitamina B 12
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Infecciones por VIH
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Neuritis Óptica
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Ceguera
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Fármacos Anti-VIH
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Ciclopropanos
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Benzoxazinas
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Alquinos
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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En
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Pan Afr Med J
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Uganda
Pais de publicación:
UG
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UGANDA