Abstract
A 59-year-old farmer developed a bilateral optic neuritis in the course of an infection with Coxiella burnetii (Q fever), resulting in a lasting unilateral blindness. A complete medical (including neurological) evaluation gave no evidence of other possible causes. A possible source of infection was cattle.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 580-3 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | British Journal of Ophthalmology |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 1985 |
Keywords
- Antibodies, Bacterial/analysis
- Coxiella/immunology
- Doxycycline/therapeutic use
- Fundus Oculi
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Optic Neuritis/drug therapy
- Q Fever/complications