Metronidazole associated optic neuritis-induced irreversible vision loss: A case report and literature review
Haidar Barjas,
Mohamed Elshafei,
Shamin Mahmud,
Abdel-Nasser Elzouki
Affiliations
Haidar Barjas
Medicine Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; Corresponding author.
Mohamed Elshafei
Clinical Pharmacy Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Shamin Mahmud
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Abdel-Nasser Elzouki
Medicine Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Doha, Qatar; Clinical Pharmacy Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar; College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Optic neuritis is an inflammatory condition involving the optic nerve causing vision abnormalities ranging from decreased to complete vision loss. We present a 30 years old lady who suffered acute gradual reduced vision, which progressed to complete vision loss in her right eye the next day after receiving one dose of intravenous Metronidazole.
