Isolated cortical blindness without simultaneous neurological involvement in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with human immune deficiency virus infection.

Autor: Jeyaraman VA; Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, No, 18, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 006, India. vijaymedic@gmail.com., Sudharshan S, Selvakumar A, Bassi S, Noronha OV, Selvamuthu P, Kumarasamy N, Biswas J
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection [J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect] 2013 Jan 03; Vol. 3 (1), pp. 3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jan 03.
DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-3
Abstrakt: Background: This is a case report of cortical blindness in a HIV-positive patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) without any other associated neurological dysfunction.
Findings: Young HIV-positive patient presented to us with sudden profound visual loss. On examination and further investigation, we have diagnosed cortical blindness without any other focal neurological deficit due to PML.
Conclusion: Our case highlights the fact that PML needs to be suspected in patients with HIV, presenting with cortical blindness even without any other focal neurological defect.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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