title: Retinal vessel changes in a patient with primary systemic nonfamilial amyloidosis.
abstract: A case is described that demonstrates retinal vessel changes and suggests the favorable effects of hemodialysis to treat pathology in a patient with primary systemic nonfamilial amyloidosis. A 47-year-old woman diagnosed as having primary systemic nonfamilial amyloidosis at the age of 30 years had linear and dot hemorrhage, venous dilatation, and tortuosity in the right eye. Fluorescein angiography revealed low-density amorphous areas in the walls of dilated veins near the optic disc. These findings diminished with hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University, Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuhko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Komatsuzaki
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakuma
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiyokawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takebayashi
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000473:pathology*