Plasma exchange is effective in a 13-year-old girl with steroid-resistant bilateral optic neuritis

Neuropediatrics. 2013 Oct;44(5):272-5. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1336018. Epub 2013 Mar 6.

Abstract

We describe a 13-year-old girl presenting with steroid-resistant bilateral optic neuritis. After plasma exchange (PE), the girl experienced full recovery of her visual acuity. During a 4-year follow-up no relapse occurred. As far as we know, this is the first report of PE treatment in optic neuritis in a child.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Optic Neuritis / drug therapy
  • Optic Neuritis / therapy*
  • Plasma Exchange*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Methylprednisolone