Exudative Retinal Detachment Treatment in a Patient with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.
OBJECTIVE
We report a case of unilateral exudative retinal detachment in a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), without associated hypertension, successfully treated with plasmapheresis.


METHODS
A 46-year-old woman with a medical history of TTP presented with unilateral exudative retinal detachment. Biological and radiological assessment eliminated other causes of exudative retinal detachment, including hypertension. Plasma exchange was performed, followed by a rapid improvement in visual acuity and total disappearance of serous detachment.


CONCLUSIONS
Exudative unilateral retinal detachment is a rare complication of TTP and can be successfully treated by plasma exchange.
Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital de la Timone, APHM, France.
Magali
M
Sampo
Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital de la Timone, APHM, France.
Gaëlle Ho Wang
GH
Yin
Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital de la Timone, APHM, France; INT UMR 7289, CNRS, Aix Marseille Université, France.
Louis
L
Hoffart
Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Nord, APHM, Marseille, France.
Danièle
D
Denis
Service d'Ophtalmologie, Pôle Céphalique, Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, Toulouse, France.
Vincent
V
Soler
INT UMR 7289, CNRS, Aix Marseille Université, France; Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Nord, APHM, Marseille, France.
Frédéric
F
Matonti
Exudative retinal detachment; Plasmapheresis; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura