Abstract
Autoimmune-related retinopathy and optic neuropathy (ARRON) syndrome is characterized by visual loss and often the presence of antibodies against retinal or optic nerve antigens in the absence of cancer. Limited success has been reported in treatment of ARRON syndrome with medications that suppress the immune system. In many patients, current strategies are insufficient to control the disease. A 47-year-old woman with progressive visual and hearing loss attributed to ARRON syndrome that was resistant to conventional therapies underwent autologous hematopoietic stemcell transplantation (HSCT). Clinical manifestations appeared to stabilize. This report suggests that autologous HSCT may have a therapeutic role in ARRON syndrome.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 43-49 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Ophthalmology
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Oyama, Y., Burt, R. K., Thirkill, C., Hanna, E., Merrill, K., & Keltner, J. L. (2009). A case of autoimmune-related retinopathy and optic neuropathy syndrome treated by autologous nonmyeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 29(1), 43-49. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0b013e318199becf