PURTSCHER'S[FIGURE DASH]LIKE RETINOPATHY SECONDARY TO GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS FOLLOWING AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION

The authors describe a man undergoing autologous stem cell transplant, who developed granulomatosis with polyangiitis and Purtscher's[FIGURE DASH]like retinopathy. A 25-year-old man underwent fundus photography, optical coherence tomography, and fluorescein angiography to obtain a diagnosis and...

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Published inRetinal cases & brief reports
Main Authors Hupy, Matthew L, Pecen, Paula E, Kolfenbach, Jason R, Lau, Marissa, Palestine, Alan G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 23.04.2020
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Summary:The authors describe a man undergoing autologous stem cell transplant, who developed granulomatosis with polyangiitis and Purtscher's[FIGURE DASH]like retinopathy. A 25-year-old man underwent fundus photography, optical coherence tomography, and fluorescein angiography to obtain a diagnosis and follow the treatment course. The initial ophthalmic presentation and imaging confirmed the findings of Purtscher's[FIGURE DASH]like retinopathy. Throughout his course, he had progressive neovascularization and vitreous hemorrhages in both eyes, requiring vitrectomy and endolaser, and bevacizumab injections. The authors describe a patient who underwent autologous stem cell transplantation, and subsequently developed granulomatosis with polyangiitis. The presentation of Purtscher's[FIGURE DASH]like retinopathy suggests that microvascular occlusion in the retina was likely the result of granulomatosis with polyangiitis-driven vasculitis of the precapillary arterioles.
ISSN:1937-1578