Retinal obliterative vasculitis associated to contralateral retinal neovascularization in membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

To report our experience with a peculiar case of asynchronous bilateral retinal vascular occlusion in a patient suffering from membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. A 57-year-old dialysed male affected by membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis who underwent kidney transplantation complained of...

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Published in:European journal of ophthalmology Vol. 32; no. 5; p. 11206721211014384
Main Authors: Nicolai, Michele, Franceschi, Alessandro, Lassandro, Nicola Vito, Pelliccioni, Paolo, Danieli, Luca, Pirani, Vittorio, Mariotti, Cesare
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.09.2022
Subjects:
branch retinal vein occlusion
membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Retinal obliterative vasculitis
cystoid macular oedema
retinal neovascularization
ISSN:1724-6016, 1724-6016
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Summary:To report our experience with a peculiar case of asynchronous bilateral retinal vascular occlusion in a patient suffering from membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. A 57-year-old dialysed male affected by membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis who underwent kidney transplantation complained of a sudden vision loss in his right eye (RE). His best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/40 in RE and 20/20 in the left eye (LE); ophthalmological and fluorangiographic examinations revealed unilateral retinal obliterative vasculitis with panuveitis and apparent sparing of contralateral eye. About 6 months later the patient developed a branch retinal vein occlusion associated with a papillary neovascular membrane in LE. Corticosteroid therapy was administered and immunosuppressant dosage was increased with macular oedema reduction in both events. We report a case of unilateral retinal obliterative vasculitis and subsequent contralateral retinal neovascularization and branch retinal vein occlusion in a patient affected by membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
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ISSN:1724-6016
1724-6016
DOI:10.1177/11206721211014384