Anti-aquaporin-4 Antibody Positive Optic Neuritis Following Scrub Typhus in an Elderly Female

Conclusions: Optic neuritis (ON) associated with scrub typhus is extremely rare. Our case support that scrub typhus could trigger ON in a lifelong asymptomatic patient with AQP4-Ab and AQP4-Ab should be considered in a very old age patient with suspected postinfectious inflammatory ON.
Source: The Neurologist - Category: Neurology Tags: Case Report/Case Series Source Type: research