Medical History

Male, 20 yr

Aug. 26, 2002: Blurred vision (left)
               Ophthalmologist found papillary edema and prescribed
Prednisone 30mg/day

Sept. 2, 2002: Vision getting worse
               Visional field was defect and angiography showed normal

Sept. 4, 2002: Continuing Prednisone 30 mg/day
               Plus Dexamethasone injection, retrobulbar

Sept. 15, 2002: Vision 0.4, continuing steroids
                Plus chinese medicine

Sept. 18, 2002: Endoscopy and CT scan of head, specially
nasal-pharyngeal areas showed no abnormalities.
                Vision 0.04

Sept.18,2002: Prednisone 60mg/day

Sept.27,2002: Ophthalmologist said that edema was getting better, and
steroid would be reduced regularly.

Oct.12,2002: fluctuated papillary edema without improvement of vision
             Chinese medicine

Nov.7,2002: MRI of head and optic nerve showed no abnormalities

Nov.11,2002: Papillary edema was getting worse
             methylprednisolone 1g/day iv for 5 days. Papillary edema
was better but the left vision lost completely.

Now:   the left vision is completely lost with an atrophic optic disc.
The right so far is normal.
            Therapy: Prednisone 50mg/day, and vitamins.

Asking any kind helps for diagnosis, examination and therapy.

Thanks

Liu Guowei

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Phone 67705791 (day) 67716326 (evening)
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