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Staphylococcus aureus infection of the optic nerve. J Neuroophthalmol 2015 Mar;35(1):48-50

Date

11/11/2014

Pubmed ID

25383588

Pubmed Central ID

PMC4456004

DOI

10.1097/WNO.0000000000000190

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84923805053 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   4 Citations

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman presented with painful vision loss in the right eye followed by ophthalmoplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated optic nerve sheath enlargement and enhancement. Biopsy of the optic nerve sheath revealed purulent and necrotic material that was positive for methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. The patient underwent enucleation of the right eye and was treated with systemic antibiotics with clinical stabilization. Imaging, pathological and treatment aspects of optic nerve sheath abscess are discussed.

Author List

Osmanovic S, Al-Heeti OM, Lin AY, Zivin SP, Justo JA, Mayer SM, Aakalu VK, Moss HE, Patel MC

Author

Vinay Kumar Aakalu MPH, MD Chair, Professor in the Ophthalmology department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Ophthalmoplegia
Optic Nerve
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcus aureus