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Lalita Gupta1, Mohamed Kamel Soliman2, Riaz Ahmad3
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University Hospitals Eye Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Purpose:
This work reports a case of systemic sarcoidosis presenting with ischemic ocular manifestations without uveitis.
Methods:
This case report describes a 28-year-old White male who presented with pain, redness, and blurry vision of his left eye for 1 month who was found to have proliferative retinopathy and neovascular glaucoma.
Results:
Normal fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin A1c levels warranted further investigation. Abnormal findings from chest x-ray of hilar lymphadenopathy as well as an elevated angiotensin-converting enzyme level were suggestive of sarcoidosis, and they were further confirmed by histopathology derived through bronchoscopy.
Conclusions:
Systemic sarcoidosis may present with rapidly progressing ischemic retinopathy without signs of inflammation, which may obscure the diagnosis. Such presentation may be misdiagnosed, which may result in delayed treatment and poor outcome.
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