Ocular polyarteritis nodosa. Report of a case.
A patient with bilateral amaurosis as a complication to polyarteritis nodosa is presented. He developed affection of the central retinal arteries and the arteries supplying the optic discs followed by retinal and optic atrophy. After one month no vessels could be observed neither in the retinae nor at the optic discs. The importance of early diagnosis and aggressive immunosuppressive treatment is stressed.
D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009896:Optic Atrophy / Q000209:etiology*; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012161:Retinal Artery / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents