An unusual cause of optic neuritis: rickettsiosis disease
Optic neuritis (ON) may be associated to a range of autoimmune or infectious diseases. We report herein a case of ON induced by Rickettsia conorii. A 53-year-old woman presented with a recent decrease in visual acuity and headache. ON was diagnosed on the basis of ophthalmologic examination and flas...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-12-01
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Series: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115301180 |