Retinal vasculitis associated with CREST syndrome
Sungjae Yang1,2, Laura J Kopplin3, James T Rosenbaum2,4,5
1Department of Ophthalmology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Ulsan University, Gangneung, South Korea.
Purpose:
To report two cases of retinal vasculitis associated with CREST syndrome, a novel ocular finding.
Observations:
We report two cases of patients with CREST syndrome with ocular inflammatory disease. Patient 1 presented with a right unilateral panuveitis with extensive retinal vasculitis and evidence of prior uveitis in the contralateral eye. Patient 2 presented with a left branch retinal artery occlusion and bilateral retinal vasculitis. Both patients underwent treatment with prednisone and mycophenolate motefil.
Conclusions And Importance:
Retinal vasculitis has not been previously reported in CREST syndrome. Prompt therapy with immunomodulatory therapy can potentially minimize ocular morbidity.
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