Bilateral optic neuropathy in acute cryptococcal meningitis

• Main Authors: Qi, Zhe Ngoo, Li, Min Evelyn Tai, Wan Hitam, Wan Hazabbah, John, Tharakan
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Subjects: RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry; RE Ophthalmology
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/38394/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joad.2016.08.027

We reported a case of cryptococcal meningitis presenting with bilateral optic neuropathy in an immunocompetent patient. A 64-year-old Malay gentleman with no medical comorbidities presented with acute bilateral blurring of vision for a week, which was associated with generalised throbbing headache a...