title: [Periarteritis nodosa with initial ocular involvement].
abstract: Biopsy documented polyarteritis nodosa in a patient who initially presented with ocular involvement. Although uncomun, a wide variety of ocular manifestations can be seen in polyarteritis nodosa. In this case, bilateral choroidal vasculitis was documented, first in the left eye, and one year later, in the right eye. The condition appears to be an acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy in the left eye. In the fellow eye, serpiginous choroiditis-like lesions were observed.
authors: Hospital de S. José, Serviço de Oftalmologia, Lisboa Codex, Portugal.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Pinto Ferreira
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Faria
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authors: F
authors: Ganhão
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002833:Choroiditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone
vernacular_title: Périartérite noueuse avec atteinte initiale oculaire.