title: Choroidal effusions in two patients with glomerulonephritis.
abstract: Two patients with renal disease and choroidal effusions are presented. The renal disease was mediated by humoral immunologic mechanisms as demonstrated by immunofluorescent studies of renal biopsies. Experimental and clinical studies provided evidence of simultaneous immune-complex deposition in both the renal glomerulus and the uvea of the eye. Immune-mediated vascular damage may result in glomerulonephritis and choroidal effusions.
authors.affiliation: Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, New York City.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Wald
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Brockhurst
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bodine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000276:immunology; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010211:Papilledema / Q000150:complications; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex