Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2022 Jun;65(6):358-361. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2021.00738.
A Case of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder of a Patient Who Present for Fungal Sinusitis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea
- 2Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea
- KMID: 2530604
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2021.00738
Abstract
- Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, characterized by repeatedly invading the brain, optic nerve, or spinal cord. In 2004, when a disease-specific antibody (aquaporin-4-immunoglobulin G) was discovered in the serum of an optic neuromyelitis patient, it was thought to be a separated disease from multiple sclerosis. Since 2004, however, the concept of the disease has been expanded to include NMO spectrum disorder (NMOSD). We experienced a rare case of NMOSD in a patient who presented with left visual disturbance and underwent endoscopic sinus surgery because of acute fungal sinusitis. We report this case with a review of the literature.
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