Varicella Zoster Virus Optic Neuritis

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-1-3

Varicella Zoster Virus Optic Neuritis

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 18 (2004): Issue 1

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Jan 2004

Abstract

A 13-year-old male presented with a corticosteroid-sensitive, varicella zoster virus (VZV)-related rapid loss of vision and bilateral disc edema after a febrile illness, and the case is reported from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-18-1-3 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 3 - 4

Published on: Jan 1, 2004

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

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Keywords:

Varicella Zoster Virus,

Optic Neuritis,

Ocular Abnormalities

© 2004 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
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Volume 18 (2004): Issue 1