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Can't hear, can't see, and too sore to play.

Authors :
Scheurer RA
Kosmorsky GS
Hoffman GS
Farver C
Lee MS
Cestari DM
Source :
Survey of ophthalmology [Surv Ophthalmol] 2010 May-Jun; Vol. 55 (3), pp. 290-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Jan 18.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

A 52-year-old man developed transient, migratory polyarthralgias in the presence of hearing loss. He then developed persistent leukocytosis and thrombocytosis. His initial transient, bilateral visual obscurations happened in context with bilateral disk edema and an enlarged blind spot. Visual symptoms progressed to vision loss and multiple branch retinal artery occlusions. It was not until later in the disease progression that gastrointestinal symptoms occurred. Electron microscopy of duodenal biopsies confirmed a diagnosis of Whipple disease.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1879-3304
Volume :
55
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Survey of ophthalmology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
20083288
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2009.09.002