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Association of British Neurologists Annual Meeting 2012
063
NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA SPECTRUM DISORDER AND CMV RETINITIS: A CASE REPORT
  1. J George1–5,*,
  2. J Kitley1–5,
  3. MI Leite1–5,
  4. JS Elston1–5,
  5. BN Matthews1–5,
  6. N Cortes1–5,
  7. M Donati1–5,
  8. N Jones1–5,
  9. JA Palace1–5
  1. 1Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital
  2. 2Department of Microbiology, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  3. 3Health Protection Agency South West
  4. 4Oxford Eye Hospital
  5. 5Infectious disease & Microbiology Unit, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

    Abstract

    Case summary A 64-year-old lady presented with aquaporin-4 antibody positive transverse myelitis. Azathioprine and oral steroids were commenced. Fifteen months later, she presented with a painless unilateral visual field deficit with afferent pupillary defect and a diagnosis of right retrobulbar optic neuritis was made and treated with increased immunosuppressive therapy. Three months later CMV retinitis was diagnosed when she developed progressive visual loss.

    Conclusion In patients with autoimmune disease, the combination of Azathioprine and steroids rarely cause opportunistic infections. CMV retinitis has not been described before in patients with NMO/NMOSD. This case highlights the importance of neuro ophthalmological assessment in NMO/NMOSD, for early identification of relapses as well as ocular complications of immunosuppression, both of which are sight-threatening.

    https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2012-304200a.63

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