J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1975 Mar;16(1):78-81.

A Case of Acute Optic Neuritis following Scarlet Fever

• Chang WU
• Kim MU
• Sohn JO

Abstract

Authors experienced a case of acute optic neuritis, 12 years old female patient, following scarlet fever which is rare among bacterial origin in ophthalmological aspects. On the first day of admission, the visual acuities of 0.04(N.C.) in right eye and 0.2 (N.C.) in left eye, blurring of disc margins (OU), central scotoma (OD), and high antistreptolysin O titer (A.S.T.O.) were noted. After bed rest and medical treatment with corticosteroid, penicillin, and vitamin B12 for two and a half months, the visual acuities and antistreptolysin O titer were recovered completely.

MeSH Terms

Antistreptolysin
Bed Rest
Child
Female
Humans
Optic Neuritis*
Penicillins
Scarlet Fever*
Scotoma
Visual Acuity
Vitamin B 12
Antistreptolysin
Penicillins
Vitamin B 12