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Optic nerve head sarcoid granuloma treated with intravenous methyl prednisolone

Author(s) -

Jyotirmay Biswas,

S Jafferji

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

oman journal of ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306

H-Index - 16

eISSN - 0974-7842

pISSN - 0974-620X

DOI - 10.4103/0974-620x.43318

Subject(s) - medicine , prednisolone , optic nerve , sarcoidosis , ophthalmology , surgery , head (geology) , edema , granuloma , anesthesia , pathology , geomorphology , geology

A 49-year-old housewife presented with progressively worsening vision in the right eye over a period of two months. Ocular examination revealed a mass arising from the optic nerve head associated with disc edema, flame shaped hemorrhages and mild vitritis. After thorough investigation and establishment of a diagnosis of optic nerve head sarcoidosis, the patient was initiated on intravenous methyl prednisolone

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