Open AccessCancer-associated retinopathy preceding the diagnosis of a pulmonary carcinoid tumour
Author(s) -
Geoffrey-Christian Merle,
Edoardo Baglivo,
Alain Bigin Younossian,
Sandrine Elisabeth Vijgen,
Wolfram Karenovicŝ,
Omar Kherad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2020-235046
Subject(s) - medicine , retinopathy , lung cancer , cancer , dermatology , biopsy , pathology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Cancer-associated retinopathy (CAR) belongs to the paraneoplastic retinopathy syndromes and manifests itself by rapidly progressive vision loss, scotoma and photopsia. We herein reported the case of a 77-year-old woman without a cancer history who presents typical CAR symptoms. A complete workup followed by lung biopsy enabled the detection of a pulmonary carcinoid tumour. Treatment of oral cortisone was then initiated with dramatic improvements in the symptoms.