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Mabrouki FZ, Sekhsoukh R, Aziouaz F, et al. Acute Blindness as a Complication of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2. Cureus. 2021;13(8):e16857doi: 10.7759/cureus.16857.
Mabrouki, F. Z., Sekhsoukh, R., Aziouaz, F., & Mebrouk, Y. (2021). Acute Blindness as a Complication of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2. Cureus, 13(8), e16857. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16857
Mabrouki, Fatima Zahra, et al. "Acute Blindness as a Complication of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2." Cureus vol. 13,8 (2021): e16857. doi: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16857
Mabrouki FZ, Sekhsoukh R, Aziouaz F, Mebrouk Y. Acute Blindness as a Complication of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2. Cureus. 2021 Aug 03;13(8):e16857. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16857. eCollection 2021 Aug. PMID: 34367838; PMCID: PMC8331174.
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Cureus. 2021 Aug 03;13(8):e16857. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16857. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Acute Blindness as a Complication of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2.

Cureus

Fatima Zahra Mabrouki, Rachid Sekhsoukh, Faiza Aziouaz, Yassine Mebrouk

Affiliations

  1. Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR.
  2. Neurology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR.

PMID: 34367838 PMCID: PMC8331174 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16857

Abstract

Several neurological manifestations can occur in the acute phase or in post-infection severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In certain cases, they can even reveal the disease. Although some may be consequences of direct cellular viral invasion, many represent post-infectious inflammation mediated by autoimmune mechanisms. We report the case of a 60-year-old woman who was initially consulted for acute blindness without optic neuritis. Brain MRI revealed nonspecific demyelinating lesions without any radiological signs of optic neuritis. The patient underwent an exhaustive assessment and then the diagnosis of optic neuritis with a normal orbital MRI following a SARS-CoV-2 infection was reached.

Copyright © 2021, Mabrouki et al.

Keywords: acute blindness; bilateral optic neuritis; neurological manifestations; post-covid-19 symptoms; sars-cov-2

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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