Retinal vasculitis in Susac syndrome: case report.
Arq Bras Oftalmol
; 72(3): 397-9, 2009.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19668976
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.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Encefalopatias
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Vasculite Retiniana
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arq Bras Oftalmol
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil