Bilateral lateral geniculitis associated with severe diarrhea

D. S. Greenfield; R. M. Siatkowski; N. J. Schatz; J. S. Glaser

doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(14)72030-6

Bilateral lateral geniculitis associated with severe diarrhea

D. S. Greenfield, R. M. Siatkowski, N. J. Schatz, J. S. Glaser

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PURPOSE: We examined a 28-year-old woman who developed incongruous binasal and bitemporal visual field defects one week after having a febrile gastroenteritis characterized by severe diarrhea while traveling in Mexico. METHODS: The patient was treated with intravenous methylprednisolone sodium succinate, 1 g daily for three days, followed by an eight-week course of oral prednisone. RESULTS: Neuroradiologic examination demonstrated bilaterally increased signal intensity within the lateral geniculate bodies. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis disclosed isolated protein increase. CONCLUSION: Severe diarrhea may be associated with an aseptic bilateral lateral geniculitis resulting in hourglass-shaped visual fields. Corticosteroid therapy may provide mild improvement.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	280-281
Number of pages	2
Journal	American journal of ophthalmology
Volume	122
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9394(14)72030-6
State	Published - Jan 1 1996
Externally published	Yes

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