Optic Neuritis Caused by Rathke’s Cleft Cyst in Young Adult
We report a case of right optic neuritis caused by Rathke's cleft cyst (RCC) in a young adult. A 15-year-old boy presented with reduced visual acuity in the right eye. He was diagnosed with optic neuritis in the right eye 4 years earlier at other clinics before he was referred to our department...
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| description | We report a case of right optic neuritis caused by Rathke's cleft cyst (RCC) in a young adult. A 15-year-old boy presented with reduced visual acuity in the right eye. He was diagnosed with optic neuritis in the right eye 4 years earlier at other clinics before he was referred to our department. During our one-year examinations, the cause of the reduced vision in his right eye could not be determined conclusively. At the age of 17 years, a RCC was detected by a neurosurgeon who specialized in hypophyseal diseases. He underwent microscopic transsphenoidal resection of the cyst, and his vision recovered to 1.2 and he has had no recurrence for at least 9 months. We suggest that repeated rupturing of the RCC was the cause of the optic neuritis, and a RCC can be successfully treated by surgery even after 3 years of optic neuritis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b4396da01f8a4738907b5a539eab93702025-02-03T01:00:01ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302014-01-01201410.1155/2014/204762204762Optic Neuritis Caused by Rathke’s Cleft Cyst in Young AdultNamie Kobayashi0Toshiyuki Oshitari1Kentaro Kobayashi2Takatsugu Onoda3Hidetoshi Ikeda4Emiko Adachi-Usami5Southern Tohoku Research Institute for Neuroscience, Southern Tohoku General Hospital, 7-155 Yatsuyamada, Fukushima, Koriyama City 963-8563, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Inohana 1-8-1, Chiba, Chuo-ku 260-8670, JapanSouthern Tohoku Ophthalmological Clinic, 7-166 Yatsuyamada, Fukushima, Koriyama City 963-8052, JapanSouthern Tohoku Research Institute for Neuroscience, Southern Tohoku General Hospital, 7-155 Yatsuyamada, Fukushima, Koriyama City 963-8563, JapanSouthern Tohoku Research Institute for Neuroscience, Research Institute for Pituitary Disease, Southern Tohoku General Hospital, 7-155 Yatsuyamada, Fukushima, Koriyama City 963-8563, JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Inohana 1-8-1, Chiba, Chuo-ku 260-8670, JapanWe report a case of right optic neuritis caused by Rathke's cleft cyst (RCC) in a young adult. A 15-year-old boy presented with reduced visual acuity in the right eye. He was diagnosed with optic neuritis in the right eye 4 years earlier at other clinics before he was referred to our department. During our one-year examinations, the cause of the reduced vision in his right eye could not be determined conclusively. At the age of 17 years, a RCC was detected by a neurosurgeon who specialized in hypophyseal diseases. He underwent microscopic transsphenoidal resection of the cyst, and his vision recovered to 1.2 and he has had no recurrence for at least 9 months. We suggest that repeated rupturing of the RCC was the cause of the optic neuritis, and a RCC can be successfully treated by surgery even after 3 years of optic neuritis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/204762 |
| spellingShingle | Namie Kobayashi Toshiyuki Oshitari Kentaro Kobayashi Takatsugu Onoda Hidetoshi Ikeda Emiko Adachi-Usami Optic Neuritis Caused by Rathke’s Cleft Cyst in Young Adult Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Optic Neuritis Caused by Rathke’s Cleft Cyst in Young Adult |
| title_full | Optic Neuritis Caused by Rathke’s Cleft Cyst in Young Adult |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Optic Neuritis Caused by Rathke’s Cleft Cyst in Young Adult |
| title_short | Optic Neuritis Caused by Rathke’s Cleft Cyst in Young Adult |
| title_sort | optic neuritis caused by rathke s cleft cyst in young adult |
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