Visual loss as the initial symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus.
A 42-year-old woman had severe, bilateral visual loss and the initial symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus. Fundus photographs and fluorescein angiograms demonstrated an inflammatory process and severe ischemia. Vision in the less severely affected eye markedly improved after systemic and retrobulbar administrations of corticosteroids.
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones