Optic perineuritis (OPN) may occur in a number of infectious and immune disorders.
Infectious causes of optic perineuritis:
(1) syphilis
(2) tuberculosis
(3) Herpes zoster
(4) other
Immune causes of optic perineuritis:
(1) sarcoidosis
(2) Wegener's granulomatosis
(3) temporal (giant cell) arteritis
(4) Crohn's disease
(5) other
In some cases no cause is identified and the case is then termed idiopathic.
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Specialty: Ophthalmology, Neurology
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