Optic Perineuritis Due to Tuberculosis

J Neuroophthalmol. 2019 Jun;39(2):257-259. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000717.

Abstract

A 30-year-old man experienced subacute peripheral visual field loss with preserved central vision in his right eye. He was diagnosed with optic perineuritis due to tuberculosis. Optic perineuritis is an uncommon disorder and, at times, can be difficult to distinguish from optic neuritis. The differentiation can have significant impact on diagnostic testing and patient management.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Isoniazid / therapeutic use
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Optic Neuritis / diagnosis
  • Optic Neuritis / etiology*
  • Optic Neuritis / physiopathology
  • Pyrazinamide / therapeutic use
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy
  • Vision Disorders / physiopathology
  • Visual Acuity / physiology
  • Visual Fields / physiology

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Pyrazinamide
  • Isoniazid
  • Rifampin