title: Exudative retinal detachment in relapsing polychondritis : case report and literature review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the atypical ocular symptoms (arterialized conjunctival vessels, exudative retinal detachment) that can be the presenting manifestations of relapsing polychondritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational case report and literature review.
  
  
  METHODS
  A complete ocular and systemic evaluation was performed on a patient with relapsing polychondritis and exudative retinal detachment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retinal, choroidal, and scleral findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 73-year-old man with relapsing polychondritis presented with a unilateral large bullous exudative retinal detachment and marked choroidal and scleral thickening bilaterally.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ophthalmologists should consider relapsing polychondritis in the differential diagnosis of exudative retinal detachment. A combination of echographic and laboratory findings can assist in the accurate diagnosis of this rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Doheny Eye Institute and the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhagat
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Feldon
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000098:blood supply; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography