Q fever as a possible cause of bilateral optic neuritis

J Schuil; J H Richardus; G S Baarsma; G J Schaap

doi:10.1136/bjo.69.8.580

Q fever as a possible cause of bilateral optic neuritis

J Schuil, J H Richardus, G S Baarsma, G J Schaap

Medical retina and Uveitis

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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
Pages (from-to)	580-3
Number of pages	4
Journal	British Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	69
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.69.8.580
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

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