Devic's Disease (Neuromyelitis optica)

  • Alfredo Pinzón Hospital Universitario de La Samaritana (Bogotá, Colombia)
  • Tatiana Echeverry Universidad de la Sabana (Chía, Colombia)
  • Aida Bibiana Rodríguez Hospital Universitario de La Samaritana (Bogotá, Colombia)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2010.1579

Abstract

We present a case report about a young woman initially treated as having multiple sclerosis, who relapsed with serious visual impairment. Devic's disease is a demyelinating disorder that presents as transverse myelitis associated with optic neuritis, typically bilateral. Multiple sclerosis is in fact the main differential diagnosis

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Author Biographies

Alfredo Pinzón, Hospital Universitario de La Samaritana (Bogotá, Colombia)
Especialista en Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de La Samaritana; Profesor Clínico Universidades Javeriana y La Sabana
Tatiana Echeverry, Universidad de la Sabana (Chía, Colombia)
Residente de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de La Samaritana - Universidad de La Sabana
Aida Bibiana Rodríguez, Hospital Universitario de La Samaritana (Bogotá, Colombia)
Servicio Social Obligatorio, (Medicina Interna), Hospital Universitario de La Samaritana
Published
2019-11-29
How to Cite
Pinzón, A., Echeverry, T., & Rodríguez, A. B. (2019). Devic’s Disease (Neuromyelitis optica). Acta Medica Colombiana, 35(1), 21-25. https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2010.1579
Issue
Vol. 35 No. 1 (2010)
Section
Case Reports

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