Loss of Vision due to Cryptococcal Optochiasmatic Arachnoiditis and Optocurative Surgical Exploration —Case Report—

Chikashi MARUKI; Hideki NAKANO; Takeyoshi SHIMOJI; Minoru MAEDA; Shozo ISHII

doi:10.2176/nmc.28.695

Loss of Vision due to Cryptococcal Optochiasmatic Arachnoiditis and Optocurative Surgical Exploration

—Case Report—

Chikashi MARUKI, Hideki NAKANO, Takeyoshi SHIMOJI, Minoru MAEDA, Shozo ISHII

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Keywords: optochiasmatic arachnoiditis, metrizamide CT cisternography, cryptococcal meningitis, ophthalmologic symptoms

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1988 Volume 28 Issue 7 Pages 695-697

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.28.695

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Abstract

A female patient became blind as a complication of cryptococcal optochiasmatic arachnoiditis. The diagnosis of optochiasmatic arachnoiditis was made by metrizamide CT cisternography. Surgical lysis of the adhesion restored her vision. The diagnosis and surgical treatment of optochiasmatic arachnoiditis in cryptococcal meningitis are discussed.

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