title: Subretinal fibrovascular proliferation in retinal arteritis with multiple aneurysmal dilatations: a case report.
abstract: A 14-year-old boy with bilateral retinal arteritis with multiple aneurysmal dilatations complicated by secondary macular subretinal fibrovascular proliferation and epimacular membrane formation is described. This complication has not been previously reported in this rare disorder. Systemic steroid and immunosuppressive therapy did not change the course of the disease. Improvement of macular edema and subretinal exudation was achieved following pars plana vitrectomy, posterior hyaloid dissection and epiretinal membrane removal.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital Valle Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salvador
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia-Arumi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Corcostequi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001167:Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010211:Papilledema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D012161:Retinal Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy