Rhinogenic optic neuropathy with hemianopia caused by sinusitis
Kosuke Oka, M.D., Ph. D.1, Wataru
Ando2, Hideharu Hagiya, M.D. Ph.
D1., Takaya Higaki, M.D., Ph. D.3and Fumio Otsuka, M.D., Ph.D.1
1Department of General Medicine, Okayama University
Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Okayama 700-8558, Japan;
2Okayama University Medical School, Okayama 700-8558,
Japan
Key words: Cat scratch disease, lymphadenopathy and subcutaneous abscess
3Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery,
Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Key words : Rhinogenic optic neuropathy and temporal hemianopia
Corresponding author : Kosuke Oka, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of
Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho,
Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
Tel: +81-86-235-7342 Fax: +81-86-235-7345
E-mail: me20014@s.okayama-u.ac.jp
Key clinical messages :
A patient complained of acute right vision loss and headache. A computed
tomography scan revealed sinusitis in the right ethmoid sinus that was
compressing the optic nerve and emergency endoscopic sinus surgery was
performed.