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Churg-Strauss syndrome associated with antiphospholipid antibodies in a patient with retinal vasculitis
J L Sánchez-Vicente1, S Gálvez-Carvajal1, A Medina-Tapia1
1Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España.
Case Report:
We present the case of a 69-year-old woman with unilateral retinal vasculitis. Investigations showed asthma, rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis, peripheral blood eosinophilia, increased sedimentation rate, proteinuria, and antiphospholipid antibodies. Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) were negative.
Discussion:
Although her anti-neutrophil cytoplasmatic antibody (ANCA) status was negative, taking into account the other clinical and laboratory features, retinal vasculitis was thought to be an ocular manifestation of Churg-Strauss syndrome. Treatment was started with high-dose corticosteroids and anticoagulant therapy.
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