Nolasco-Cardona María Elena^1,2*, López-Paz Sisa², Rivera-Mejía Ronald Virgilio², Murga Gladys Beatriz¹ and Gil José Rodolfo¹

¹Anatomical and Clinical Pathology, Roosevelt Hospital, Guatemala City, Guatemala
²Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Hospital Escuela Universitario, Tegucigalpa, M.D.C, Honduras, Guatemala

*Corresponding Author: Nolasco-Cardona María Elena, Anatomical and Clinical Pathology, Roosevelt Hospital, Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Received: December 30, 2022; Published: February 16, 2023

Abstract

A 35-year-old, male with gradual bilateral decrease in visual acuity of 5-weeks history of evolution. The campimetry showed 0% of visual field in the left eye and 84% in the right eye, with temporal hemianopsia, imaging studies were performed to rule out any lesion in optic chiasm. Both computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed inflammation at the intersection of the optic nerve to the brain (optic neuritis). Likewise, an immunological study was performed to detect the acuaporin-4 antibodies (antiAQP4), being this result positive; so, the diagnosis of optical neuromyelitis (NMO) was concluded. The patient was treated first with steroids at high doses, but no improvement was observed. Therefore, based on the treatment guidelines of the American Apheresis Society (ASFA), Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE)/therapeutic plasmapheresis was decided, giving positive results from the first session.

Keywords: Neuromyelitis Optica; Autoantibodies; Plasmapheresis

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Citation

Citation: Nolasco-Cardona María Elena., et al. “Therapeutic Plasmapheresis in Optical Neuromyelitis”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 7.3 (2023): 133-135.

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