Visual recovery in orbital vasculitis.
A 46-year-old woman with polyarteritis nodosa and chronic renal failure developed sudden loss of vision which was associated with orbital vasculitis. Treatment with cyclophosphamide produced rapid improvement in vision, which has been preserved with maintenance doses of cyclophosphamide and prednisolone.
D001766:Blindness / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014794:Visual Fields
D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone