1. Lessons of the month 2: Ocular manifestations and complications of hepatitis C infection
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James Weiquan Li, Cheng Yi Loo, Sarah Lw Fang, Anindita Santosa, and Livia Teo
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Male ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Visual acuity ,genetic structures ,business.industry ,Lessons of the Month ,Visual Acuity ,General Medicine ,Hepatitis C ,Marginal zone ,medicine.disease ,Antiviral Agents ,eye diseases ,Discontinuation ,Lymphoma ,Left eye ,medicine ,Humans ,medicine.symptom ,Antiviral treatment ,business ,Glucocorticoids - Abstract
We present a case of a man with hepatitis C with acute visual loss in his left eye over a 3-day period. Initial evaluation suggested a possible idiopathic orbital inflammatory syndrome as underlying cause for his symptoms. Initial response to systemic glucocorticoids and antiviral treatment were encouraging with improvement in the patient9s visual acuity. After a period of loss to follow up and discontinuation of treatment, the patient re-presented with visual loss in his left eye. Re-evaluation confirmed a diagnosis of marginal zone B-cell lymphoma. This case illustrates the importance of considering the various ocular manifestations of hepatitis C.
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- 2021
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