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Ocular polyarteritis nodosa
Author(s) -
Håskjold Erling,
Frøland Stig,
Egge Kjell
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1987.tb07076.x
Subject(s) - polyarteritis nodosa , medicine , retinal , amaurosis , central retinal artery , atrophy , ophthalmology , complication , optic nerve , surgery , pathology , vasculitis , disease
A patient with bilateral amaurosis as a complication to polyarteritis nodosa is presented. He developed affection of the central retinal arteries and the arteries supplying the optic discs followed by retinal and optic atrophy. After one month no vessels could be observed neither in the retinae nor at the optic discs. The importance of early diagnosis and aggressive immunosuppressive treatment is stressed.