Pediatric peripapillary choroidal neovascularization secondary to ocular sarcoidosis: a long-term follow-up case

• Published in: BMC ophthalmology Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 422 - 5
• Main Authors: Zong, Yuan, Wang, Keyan, Zhang, Ting, Xu, Gezhi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 23.07.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adalimumab; Adolescent; Angiogenesis Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Angiotensin; Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor; Antibodies; Biopsy; Case Report; Case reports; Choroidal neovascularization; Choroidal Neovascularization - diagnosis; Choroidal Neovascularization - drug therapy; Choroidal Neovascularization - etiology; Drug dosages; Enzymes; Fluorescein Angiography; Follow-Up Studies; Granulomatous uveitis; Humans; Immunomodulation; Immunosuppressive agents; Inflammation; Injections; Magnetic resonance imaging; Male; Medical imaging; Metabolism; Nasopharynx; Neovascularization; Patients; Pediatric; Pediatrics; Peptidyl-dipeptidase A; PET imaging; Positron emission tomography; Rheumatology; Sarcoidosis; Sarcoidosis - complications; Sarcoidosis - diagnosis; Sarcoidosis - drug therapy; Small intestine; Steroids; Tomography; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Uveitis; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Vascularization; Vasculitis; Visual acuity; Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor; Choroidal neovascularization; Sarcoidosis; Pediatric; Immunosuppressive agents; Uveitis

To describe a 14-year-old male with probable ocular sarcoidosis and bilateral peripapillary choroidal neovascularization (PCNV). We report a case of a 14-year-old boy with a 2-month history of floaters and gradual vision loss in both eyes. Examination revealed bilateral granulomatous uveitis with pe...