Optic neuropathy caused by Propionibacterium acnes pachymeningitis.

J Neuroophthalmol

Departments of Ophthalmology (O-OOA, BCS, KBD, BJK, JEAW), Radiology (EPQ), Pathology (CAP), and Neurology (KBD, BJK, JEAW), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Published: September 2014

We describe a patient with vision loss from an optic neuropathy caused by Propionibacterium acnes pachymeningitis. The patient's optic neuropathy was stabilized with appropriate antibiotic therapy.

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