Vision impairment as the first symptom of encephalomyelitis in a paediatric patient Case report

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Published: Jun 16, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.OT.250521
Keywords:
vision impairment, encephalomyelitis, ADEM, demyelination

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Aleksandra Świerczyńska
Ophthalmology Department with the Children’s Ophthalmology Subdivision, Stefan Żeromski Hospital, Cracow
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2353-8079
Małgorzata Woś
Ophthalmology Department with the Children’s Ophthalmology Subdivision, Stefan Żeromski Hospital, Cracow
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3184-9958

Abstract

An 8-year-old boy was admitted to the Ophthalmology Department due to a vision impairment with an accompanying decrease in visual acuity and bilateral optic disc oedema. As a result of interdisciplinary diagnostics, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, probably related to preceding infection, was diagnosed.

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Świerczyńska A, Woś M. Vision impairment as the first symptom of encephalomyelitis in a paediatric patient. Ophthatherapy [Internet]. 2021Jun.16 [cited 2024Nov.13];8(2):93-8. Available from: https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/ophthatherapy/article/view/1304
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Vol 8 No 2 (2021)
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Diagnostics
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