Sarcoidosis with neovascularization of the optic nerve head.
A 25-year-old man with systemic sarcoidosis had neovascularization of the optic nerve heads and associated bilateral vitreous hemorrhages. Oral administration of prednisone produced a prompt resolution of these unusual neovascular fronds and cleared the vitreous hemorrhages.
D000328:Adult; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000098:blood supply*; D009901:Optic Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000098:blood supply
D011241:Prednisone