[Three ocular sarcoidosis patients examined by indocyanine green angiography].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the findings of indocyanine green angiography(IA) in patients with ocular sarcoidosis.


METHODS
Three active ocular sarcoidosis patients with various retinochoroidal findings diagnosed by biopsy or systemic examination. Two patients were diagnosed pathologically and one patient was diagnosed clinically. IA & fluorescein angiography(FA) were performed before and after treatment with systemic steroid administration.


RESULTS
IA revealed hyperfluorescence surrounding the presumed granulomatous lesions. This hyperfluorescence disappeared immediately after the treatment. FA showed hyperfluorescence continuing even after therapy.


CONCLUSIONS
It is purposed that the ring-form hyperfluorescence in IA is due to accelerated vascular permeability in the active sarcoid granuloma. IA, which vividly reflects activity of sarcoid lesions, is an important tool for clinical evaluation of ocular sarcoidosis.
Kanamori
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kobe School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
Seya
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R
Saito
K
K
Azumi
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A
Negi
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A
D000368:Aged; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007208:Indocyanine Green; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
D007208:Indocyanine Green