Optic neuropathy and paratrigeminal syndrome due to Aspergillus fumigatus
J. M. Weinstein, F. A. Sattler, J. Towfighi, J. Sassani and R. B. Page
Chronic Aspergillus meningitis and cerebral vasculitis occurred in a
67-year-old man. He experienced periorbital pain that increased in severity
during a ten-month period. Although no focal neurologic deficits were
initially present, oculosympathetic paresis, corneal hypesthesia, and optic
neuropathy developed. This is the first report, to our knowledge, of
paratrigeminal syndrome with optic neuropathy due to aspergillosis. The
case was also unusual because it was chronic and there was no extracerebral
infection or predisposing factors, such as underlying malignancy or
collagen vascular disease.