Retinal vasculitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: an indication of active disease

A 26-year-old woman with a recent flare-up of systemic lupus erythematosus presented with peripheral retinal hemorrhages at a routine check-up. She is on a tapering dose of immunosuppressive agents. Her visual acuity was good. Fluorescein angiogram revealed vasculitic changes with capillary non-perf...

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Published inClinics and practice Vol. 2; no. 2; p. e54
Main Authors Md Noh, Umi Kalthum, Zahidin, Aida Zairani A, Yong, Then Kong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy PAGEPress Publications 15.05.2012
MDPI AG
Subjects
Case Report
fluorescein angiogram
panretinal photocoagulation
systemic lupus erythematosus
vasculitis
panretinal photocoagulation
systemic lupus erythematosus
fluorescein angiogram
vasculitis
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Summary:A 26-year-old woman with a recent flare-up of systemic lupus erythematosus presented with peripheral retinal hemorrhages at a routine check-up. She is on a tapering dose of immunosuppressive agents. Her visual acuity was good. Fluorescein angiogram revealed vasculitic changes with capillary non-perfusion areas. A few weeks later, she developed cerebral lupus with advanced lupus nephritis. Immunosuppressive therapy was restarted and panretinal photocoagulation was delivered. Her visual acuity remained stable, despite development of a cataract from prednisolone therapy.
Bibliography:Conflict of interests: the authors declare no potential conflict of interests.
ISSN:2039-7275
2039-7283
2039-7283
DOI:10.4081/cp.2012.e54