1. Optic Neuritis Associated with Myelodysplastic Syndrome Accompanied by Eosinophilic Crisis
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Takahiko Nakane, Kumiko Yoshimoto, Joji Nagasaki, Kunihiko Shiraki, Mitsutaka Nishimoto, Masayuki Hino, Hideo Koh, and Hirohisa Nakamae
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Male ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Optic Neuritis ,genetic structures ,Adrenal Cortex Hormones ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Eosinophilia ,Eosinophilic ,Internal Medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,Optic neuritis ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,eye diseases ,Peripheral blood ,Eosinophils ,Treatment Outcome ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Myelodysplastic Syndromes ,Concomitant ,Etiology ,sense organs ,Bone marrow ,medicine.symptom ,business ,After treatment - Abstract
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) was diagnosed in a 64-year-old man. Three months later, he presented with right-sided visual loss. A diagnosis of optic neuritis caused by both ischemic and non-ischemic changes was established. Concurrently, prominent eosinophilia was seen in both the peripheral blood and bone marrow. A partial improvement of visual loss was obtained concomitant with a rapid decrease of the eosinophils after treatment with corticosteroids. Optic neuritis related to MDS is a rare condition and its etiology has not yet been identified. We herein report a case of optic neuritis associated with MDS and accompanied by an eosinophilic crisis.
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- 2015
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