Retinal periphlebitis in multiple sclerosis: a marker of disease activity?
This study was performed in order to verify the prevalence of retinal periphlebitis and other ocular changes in a well-defined population of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, and to correlate the presence of these features with some clinical variables which characterize the disease. 110 MS-affected subjects were submitted to a standard ophthalmologic examination including a biomicroscopical evaluation of the fundus oculi. The prevalence of retinal sheathing in MS patients was found to be nearly 36%. It is significantly higher in patients evaluated in an active phase of the disease than in those examined in a stationary phase.
Tola
M R
MR
Institute of Neurology, University of Ferrara, Italy.
Granieri
E
E
Casetta
I
I
Monari
P
P
Scorrano
R
R
Mazzeo
V
V
Paolino
E
E
Monetti
V C
VC
Govoni
V
V
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014822:Vitreous Body