title: Retinal vasculitis in Susac syndrome: case report.
abstract: A 29 year old male was admitted at the emergency room suffering from gradually worsening headache followed by nausea. In the hospital patient presented with lethargy, reduction of consciousness level and bilateral hypoacusis. Ophthalmic examination and fluorescein angiography showed retinal vasculitis. This finding was crucial to the diagnosis of Susac syndrome, a rare disease characterized by vasculopathy of retina, encephalic tissues and cochlea. Patient was treated with immunosuppressors to prevent him from developing severe sequelae of this disease.
authors: Hospital Governador Celso Ramos, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. gherusa1983@yahoo.com.br
authors: Gherusa Helena
authors: GH
authors: Milbratz
authors: Francisco Azevedo
authors: FA
authors: Marquardt
authors: Heriberto Pinto
authors: HP
authors: Guimarães Neto
authors: Daniel Azevedo
authors: DA
authors: Marquardt
authors: Eduardo Soares Maia Vieira de
authors: ES
authors: Souza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D031300:Retinal Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013577:Syndrome