Herpes Simplex Virus 2 Meningoencephalitis-Associated Bilateral Optic Neuritis and Radiculitis

William L Conte; Faten El Ammar; Asadolah Movahedan; Hassan A Shah; Jeffrey Nichols; Adil Javed

doi:10.1080/01658107.2019.1566387

Herpes Simplex Virus 2 Meningoencephalitis-Associated Bilateral Optic Neuritis and Radiculitis

Neuroophthalmology. 2019 Jan 16;44(3):190-192. doi: 10.1080/01658107.2019.1566387. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

William L Conte¹, Faten El Ammar¹, Asadolah Movahedan², Hassan A Shah², Jeffrey Nichols², Adil Javed¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Abstract

The most common ocular complication of herpes simplex virus (HSV) is acute retinal necrosis. We present a rare case of a patient with HSV-2 meningoencephalitis that developed severe vision-threatening optic neuritis. The patient was treated with steroids and IVIG, which allowed a rapid improvement in her vision.

Keywords: HSV; Optic neuritis; encephalitis; herpes simplex virus; meningitis; meningoencephalitis.

Publication types

Case Reports