An adult case of parainfectious optic neuritis associated with genital herpes simplex virus type 2 infection.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
; 198: 106200, 2020 11.
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| ID: mdl-32937275
ABSTRACT
Although acute retinal necrosis (ARN) and optic neuritis following herpes encephalitis are known causes of acute visual impairment associated with herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, there have been no reports of parainfectious optic neuritis associated with genital HSV type 2 (HSV-2) infection. A young Japanese woman developed unilateral optic neuritis 7 days after the onset of genital HSV-2 infection. Ophthalmologic examination revealed no findings suggestive of ARN and both multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica were ruled out by the brain images and serum antibody testing. An oral steroid therapy improved her symptoms. Here, we describe the first case of parainfectious optic neuritis associated with genital HSV-2 infection.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Herpes Genitalis
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Optic Neuritis
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Herpesvirus 2, Human
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article