Biotidinase deficiency: differential diagnosis

Evidence-based neurology checklist on biotidinase deficiency: differential diagnosis: Differential diagnosis of childhood optic neuritis Measles Mumps Chicken pox Pertussis Infectious mononucleosis Immunizations Radiological differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of childhood optic neuritis

  • Measles
  • Mumps
  • Chicken pox
  • Pertussis
  • Infectious mononucleosis
  • Immunizations

Radiological differential diagnosis

References

  1. Hayati AA, Wan-Hitam WH, Cheong MT, Yunus R, Shatriah I. Optic neuritis in a child with biotinidase deficiency: case report and literature review. Clin Ophthalmol 2012; 6:389-395.
  2. Yilmaz S, Serin M, Canda E, et al. A treatable cause of myelopathy and vision loss mimicking neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: late-onset biotinidase deficiency. Metab Brain Dis 2017; 32:675-678. 
  3. Girard B, Bonnemains C, Schmitt E, Raffo E, Bilbault C. Biotinidase deficiency mimicking neuromyelitis optica beginning at the age of 4: a treatable disease. Mult Scler 2017; 23:119-122.
  4. Bottin L, Prud'hon S, Guey S, et al. Biotinidase deficiency mimicking neuromyelitis optica: initially exhibiting symptoms in adulthood. Mult Scler 2015; 21:1604-1607.
  5. Wolf B. Biotinidase deficiency masquerading as multiple sclerosis? Mult Scler 2018; 24:237-238.
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