CIinicaI anaIysis of 54 cases misdiagnosed as optic neuritis
10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2015.3.46
- VernacularTitle:视神经炎临床误诊54例分析
- Author:
Fang, ZHAO
;
Shuang, LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
optic neuritis;
misdiagnosis;
guiding significance
- From:
International Eye Science
2015;(3):546-548
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
· AlM: To analyze the clinical data of 54 cases misdiagnosed as optic neuritis and to explore measures to reduce misdiagnosis
· METHODS: This retrospective study comprised 54 patients that had been misdiagnosed as optic neuritis from September 2000 to June 2013. The misdiagnosis features were summarized.
· RESULTS:Many diseases can easily be misdiagnosed as optic neuritis, including ischemic optic neuropathy, intracranial tumors, optic nerve vasculitis, myelinated nerve fibers, and so on.
· CONCLUSlON: The measures to reduce misdiagnosis consisted of detailed history collection, perfect physical examination and comprehensive expertise of fundus disease.
