Neuromielitis óptica (enfermedad de Devic) / Devic's Disease (Neuromyelitis optica)
Acta méd. colomb
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35(1): 21-25, ene.-mar. 2010. ilus, tab
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RESUMEN
Presentamos el caso de una mujer joven inicialmente tratada por esclerosis múltiple, quien presentó recurrencia con compromiso ocular severo. La enfermedad de Devic es un desorden desmielinizante que se presenta como una mielitis transversa asociada con neuritis óptica, típicamente bilateral. El principal diagnóstico diferencial es justamente la esclerosis múltiple (Acta Med Colomb 2010; 35 21-25).
ABSTRACT
We present a case report about a young woman initially treated as having multiple sclerosis, who relapsed with serious visual impairment. Devic's disease is a demyelinating disorder that presents as transverse myelitis associated with optic neuritis, typically bilateral. Multiple sclerosis is in fact the main differential diagnosis (Acta Med Colomb 2010; 35 21-25).
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Acta méd. colomb
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2010
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