Open AccessA sphenoid sinus mucocele simulating as retro bulbar optic neuritis
Author(s) -
Avantika Gupta,
Vimla Me,
Pradeep Sharma,
Rohit Saxena,
Senthil Kumaran
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.95876
Subject(s) - medicine , mucocele , optic neuritis , magnetic resonance imaging , lesion , sinus (botany) , neuritis , optic nerve , cavernous sinus , radiology , surgery , ophthalmology , multiple sclerosis , botany , psychiatry , biology , genus
A 25-year-old male presented with complaints of sudden diminution of vision with pain on eye movement in the left eye which was diagnosed clinically as retro bulbar optic neuritis. However, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed lesion consistent with sphenoid sinus mucocele. Early surgical removal of mucocele led to complete recovery of vision, contrast and visual field. A high index of suspicion is necessary for intracranial lesions in all cases of retro bulbar neuritis, especially those with atypical symptoms.