Open AccessRetinal vasospastic phenomenon in a known case of systemic lupus erythematosus
Author(s) -
Sumita Phatak,
Jilna Jaison,
Manoj Soman,
Ashwin Mohan,
R Unnikrishnan Nair
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_161_20
Subject(s) - medicine , retinal , ophthalmology , fluorescein angiography , fundus (uterus) , optical coherence tomography , vasospasm , fundus fluorescein angiography , subarachnoid hemorrhage , surgery
Retinal vasospasm was visualized in a young female; a known case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) retinopathy with unaffected vision. The fundus fluorescein angiogram showed a cyclical filling and emptying of the retinal vessels which was suggestive of vasospasm and a retinal Raynaud's-like phenomenon with no obvious perfusion deficit. There was retinal thinning involving the superficial layers that was seen on optical coherence tomography (OCT), capillary fill voids on OCT angiography, and retinal surface undulations seen on multicolor imaging. All imaging was performed on Spectralis (Heidelberg, Germany).