A Twisted Tale

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Identifier walsh_2002_s4_c4
Title A Twisted Tale
Creator Guy Jirawuthiworavong
Subject Polyarteritis Nodosa; Papilledema; Scleritis; Iritis; Hematoma, Subdural; Cerebral Infarction
History A 39-year old male with headache and photophobia associated with reading.
Pathology Acute vasculitis with fibrinoid necrosis demonstrated in the arteries of the testicle and epididymis.
Disease/Diagnosis Polyarteritis nodosa
Clinical VA: 20/60 OD, 20/20 OS; Color plates: 0/15 OU
Presenting Symptom Headache; Photophobia; Unsteady gait
Treatment Surgery; Steroids; Antineoplastic agents
Date 2002
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 28th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of Case 4, Session IV, Walsh Session, NANOS 2002
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s69p34cx
Contributor Primary Jirawuthiworavong, Guy
Contributor Secondary Kostina-O'Neil, Yanina; Lesser, Robert L.
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 177677
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s69p34cx