A Pregnant Pause

作者：Birkholz Emily S; Lee Andrew G^*; Nerad Jeffrey A; Lane Katherine A; Bilyk Jurij R

来源：Survey of Ophthalmology, 2010, 55(2): 162-168.

DOI：10.1016/j.survophthal.2009.03.007

• evaluation
• optic neuropathy
• orbital schwannoma
• pregnancy

A 23-year old pregnant woman presented with a rapidly progressive unilateral optic neuropathy. The evaluation was complicated by her being pregnant and the issues surrounding the evaluation and management of the pregnant patient with a neuro-opthalmic finding is discussed. Eventually an orbital apex lesion was found and proved to be an orbital schwannoma. Rapid growth of an orbital schwannoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of progressive visual loss in a pregnant patient. (Surv Ophthalmol 55:162-168, 2010.

• 出版日期2010-4