title: Central retinal artery occlusion in an ANCA negative Churg-Strauss syndrome patient.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a central retinal artery occlusion in a patient with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) negative Churg-Strauss syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of clinical and laboratory findings of a 44-year-old woman with ANCA negative Churg-Strauss syndrome that developed sudden vision loss in left eye.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Left central retinal artery occlusion was diagnosed by retinal whitening, a cherry-red spot, and delayed arterial filling on fluorescein angiography. Perinuclear ANCA and cytoplasmic ANCA were negative.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Central retinal artery occlusion can occur in ANCA negative Churg-Strauss syndrome. Patients with this diagnosis should be considered for prophylactic high dose corticosteroid, regardless of their ANCA status.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Firat University School of Medicine, Elaziğ, Turkey. peykan74@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Peykan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Türkçüoğlu
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isik
authors.forename: Nurettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Deniz
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: Elif Kiliç
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Kan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000276:immunology*; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic