Open AccessUnusual Primary Ocular Manifestation of Sarcoidosis
Author(s) -
Deuchler Svenja,
Wagner Clemens,
Schill Markus,
Schöne Benjamin,
Scherer Daniel,
Singh Pankaj,
Kohnen Thomas,
Koch Frank H.J.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
case reports in ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1663-2699
DOI - 10.1159/000501302
Subject(s) - case report
A 23-year-old male patient presented with very mild visual disturbances, but a distinct prominence of the optic discs, more pronounced in the right than in the left eye. The ophthalmic symptoms initially seemed trivial, but a large-scale interdisciplinary workup later identified them as the presenting symptoms of sarcoidosis affecting lung and eyes. A standard steroid monotherapy successfully caused regression of the ophthalmic findings.