Acute bilateral vision loss as the presenting feature of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Suvasini Sharma; Bhuvan Chanana; Sheffali Gulati; Pradeep Venkatesh; Sarman Singh

doi:10.1007/s12098-009-0191-1

Acute bilateral vision loss as the presenting feature of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Indian J Pediatr. 2009 Sep;76(9):952-3. doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0191-1. Epub 2009 Nov 4.

Authors

Suvasini Sharma¹, Bhuvan Chanana, Sheffali Gulati, Pradeep Venkatesh, Sarman Singh

Affiliation

¹ Child Neurology Division, Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 19904511
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-009-0191-1

Abstract

A 12-yr-old boy with an atypical presentation of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is described. Bilateral macular chorioretinitis preceded the neurological symptoms by 3 weeks. Both visual and neurological features had an acute onset. Clinicians need to be aware that macular chorioretinitis in a child may be the heralding feature of SSPE.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Child
Chorioretinitis / diagnosis*
Chorioretinitis / etiology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression
Humans
Male
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / complications*
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / diagnosis*