title: Systemic lupus erythematosus with choroidopathy and serous retinal detachment.
abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus associated ocular manifestations usually consist of cotton-wool spots and retinal hemorrhages. The authors report one case of lupus choroidopathy revealed by bilateral serous retinal detachment, occurring 4 months after a systemic flare-up of the disease. An immune complexes-mediated phenomenon is involved in these manifestations, which are usually controlled by systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents. Plasma exchanges were successfully applied in this case, resulting in a disappearance of the retinal detachment in one month.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hannouche
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Korobelnik
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cochereau
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hayem
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beaudreuil
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoang-Xuan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology*