Encephalomyelitis with Retinopathy in Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

Neuroophthalmology. 2018 Nov 13;44(1):38-40. doi: 10.1080/01658107.2018.1542008. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Common variable immunodeficiency is the most common primary immunodeficiency and rarely causes neurological manifestations since the introduction of IVIg, but here, the authors present a case of a 31-year-old Afro-Caribbean man who after short non-adherence to his immunoglobulins, develops encephalomyelitis with retinopathy. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case presented with retinal photographs, OCT, CT, MRI and brain biopsies.

Keywords: Encephalomyelitis; MRI; case report; immunodeficiency; ophthalmology.

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