Simultaneous bilateral purtscher like retinopathy with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: BACKGROUD: Systemic lupus erythematosus is an unexplained autoimmune disease involving multiple systems throughout the body, and its ocular changes include dry eye, monocular or binocular visual field defects, vaso-occlusive diseases, or ischemic optic neuropathy. CASE PRESENTATION: This article reports a patient with SLE complicated with bilateral Purtscher like retinopathy, who had a sudden decrease in ocular vision as the first symptom, the autoantibodies related to phospholipid syndrome showed no abnormality, and both anti-dsDNA antibodies and anti-SM antibodies were significantly positive, indicating that anti-dsDNA antibodies and anti-SM antibodies were also important factors in the pathogenesis of Purtscher like retinopathy. CONCLUSION: The close relationship between SLE retinopathy and systemic inflammatory activities and emphasize the importance of systemic immunotherapy.
Source: BMC Ophthalmology
Authors: Xiaoyue Wang, Li Bao
Institutions: Sichuan University, West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,890
OpenAlex ID: W4402923714