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Bilateral optic neuritis with branch retinal artery occlusion associated with vaccination
E J van de Geijn1, R Tukkie, L A van Philips
1Department of Ophthalmology, Central Military Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Documenta Ophthalmologica. Advances in Ophthalmology
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
A case of a 40-year old marine with bilateral optic neuritis and a branch retinal artery occlusion after vaccination is presented. Blood investigations showed no abnormalities. Cerebrospinal fluid studies revealed a lymphocytic pleocytosis and IgG antibodies against hepatitis A and rabies. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain were negative. A diagnosis of vaccine-induced auto-immune demyelinative optic neuritis was made. The clinical picture improved after systemic corticosteroid treatment.