ISSN: 1300-0365
Dil: Türkçe
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Bilateral Optic Neuritis Associated With Epstein-barr Virus Infection
Tamer DEMİR*, Fatih ULAŞ**, Yusuf KİBAR**
* Yrd.Doç.Dr., Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi FTM Göz Hastalıkları AD,** Arş.Gör.Dr., Fırat Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi FTM Göz Hastalıkları AD, ELAZIĞ
Objective: To report bilateral optic neuritis associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection.
Case Report: Six-years-old girl with severe visual acuity loss in both eyes was accepted in our outpatient department. In ophthalmologic examination, her acuities were meas-ured as from hand movements in right eye and from couting fingers at 0.2 meters. Anterior segment exami-nation was insignificant. The temporal portion of the op-tic disc becomes pale in both eyes. Her neurology, he-matology and infectious disease consultations were per-formed. Large atipic lymphocytes with exantrically-placed nüclei were seen in periferic blood. IgM and IgG antibodies for EBV-VCA was (+). The patient was diag-nosed as infectious mononücleosis and visual symptoms were estimated as EBV-related optic neuritis.
Conclusion: Epstein-Barr virus should be considered in dif-ferential diagnosis of optic neuritis in children.Keywords: Optic neuritis, Epstein-Barr virusTürkiye Klinikleri Oftalmoloji 2003, 12:161-164
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