Retinal Vasculitis Is Principally a Single-Organ Vasculitis of the Eye

Sheemar, Abhishek; Takkar, Brijesh; Temkar, Shreyas; Sood, Rita; Chawla, Rohan; Venkatesh, Pradeep

doi:10.1097/rhu.0000000000000671

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“…1). The serological testing did not indicate the presence of any other pathology, such as Behcetʼs disease, sarcoidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Lyme disease, leptospirosis, Takayasuʼs arteritis, or anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis [10,11], apart from COVID-19, that could lead to RV. ▶ Fig.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…RV is an inflammation of the retinal vessels occurring after well-known systemic and infectious diseases affecting the eyes [10,11]. RV is a single-organ vasculitis [10] and part of the following: i) systemic disorders, mainly Behcetʼs disease, sarcoidosis, and systemic lupus erythematosus; ii) infectious diseases such as Lyme disease and leptospirosis; and iii) eye disorders such as Ealesʼ disease, pars planitis, and uveitis [11]. RV has been documented in Takayasuʼs arteritis and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodyassociated vasculitis [10].…”

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“…RV is a single-organ vasculitis [10] and part of the following: i) systemic disorders, mainly Behcetʼs disease, sarcoidosis, and systemic lupus erythematosus; ii) infectious diseases such as Lyme disease and leptospirosis; and iii) eye disorders such as Ealesʼ disease, pars planitis, and uveitis [11]. RV has been documented in Takayasuʼs arteritis and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodyassociated vasculitis [10]. It may lead to vascular occlusion and ischemia of the retina, affecting visual acuity due to neo-vessel formation or macular involvement [12].…”

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Six Cases of Retinal Vascular Anomalies after Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Series

Tsiropoulos

Castro²,

Ambresin

2022

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd

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Background The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its rapid spread has resulted in unexplored clinical ophthalmological manifestations. This report aims to describe a series of retinal vascular anomalies diagnosed with the use of fluorescein angiography, following contraction of COVID-19. History and Signs Symptoms reported by patients were central scotoma (one case), inferior scotoma (one case), and a sensation of mild loss of vision during the COVID-19 follow-up (four cases). Best-corrected visual acuity was preserved in all patients, apart from one, who had a visual acuity of 0.4, decimal scale (6/15, Snellen) in the left eye. Therapy and Outcome Clinical manifestations included bilateral retinal vasculitis (two cases), branch retinal vein occlusion (one case), branch retinal artery occlusion (one case), hemi-central retinal vein occlusion (one case), and optic disc edema due to central retinal vein occlusion (one case) occurring 0 – 8 months after COVID-19 contraction. Serological testing was performed in every patient to exclude any other recognized cause of retinal vascular occlusion and inflammation and to confirm immunity against the novel coronavirus. None of the patients required any ocular treatment. Conclusions Arterial and venous occlusive as well as inflammatory retinal vascular pathologies can occur both during and after the acute phase of COVID-19 as manifestations of ocular long-term effects of COVID-19 and should be included in the differential diagnosis of retinal occlusive pathologies. This case series suggests that careful investigations, including fundoscopy and fluorescein angiography, should be required in patients with visual complaints, both in the acute and long-term follow-up of COVID-19.

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Six Cases of Retinal Vascular Anomalies after Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Series

Tsiropoulos

Castro²,

Ambresin

2022

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd

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“…Editor, Etiology of Eales disease remains elusive and highly disputed despite more than a century of its recognition, with recent suggestions for classifying it as single organ vasculitis of the retina (Sheemar et al, 2018). Pathogenesis has been long believed to involve infectious diseases like Tuberculosis and hypersensitivity to the tuberculoprotein, apart from many other known systemic associations (Biswas et al 2002(Biswas et al ,2013Das et al, 2010).…”

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“…We discuss a post hoc analysis of our previously published study where retinal vasculitis was diagnosed on clinical examination in 200 patients (Sheemar et al, 2018). Past systemic history and duration of disease was recorded during workup.…”

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