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Cureus
. 2021 Aug 3;13(8):e16857.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.16857. eCollection 2021 Aug.
Acute Blindness as a Complication of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2
Fatima Zahra Mabrouki[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rachid Sekhsoukh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Faiza Aziouaz[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yassine Mebrouk[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Several neurological manifestations can occur in the acute phase or in post-infection severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In certain cases, they can even reveal the disease. Although some may be consequences of direct cellular viral invasion, many represent post-infectious inflammation mediated by autoimmune mechanisms. We report the case of a 60-year-old woman who was initially consulted for acute blindness without optic neuritis. Brain MRI revealed nonspecific demyelinating lesions without any radiological signs of optic neuritis. The patient underwent an exhaustive assessment and then the diagnosis of optic neuritis with a normal orbital MRI following a SARS-CoV-2 infection was reached.
Keywords: acute blindness; bilateral optic neuritis; neurological manifestations; post-covid-19 symptoms; sars-cov-2.
. 2021 Aug 3;13(8):e16857.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.16857. eCollection 2021 Aug.
Acute Blindness as a Complication of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2
Fatima Zahra Mabrouki[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rachid Sekhsoukh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Faiza Aziouaz[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yassine Mebrouk[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34367838
- PMCID: PMC8331174
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16857
Abstract
Several neurological manifestations can occur in the acute phase or in post-infection severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In certain cases, they can even reveal the disease. Although some may be consequences of direct cellular viral invasion, many represent post-infectious inflammation mediated by autoimmune mechanisms. We report the case of a 60-year-old woman who was initially consulted for acute blindness without optic neuritis. Brain MRI revealed nonspecific demyelinating lesions without any radiological signs of optic neuritis. The patient underwent an exhaustive assessment and then the diagnosis of optic neuritis with a normal orbital MRI following a SARS-CoV-2 infection was reached.
Keywords: acute blindness; bilateral optic neuritis; neurological manifestations; post-covid-19 symptoms; sars-cov-2.