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Limfoma vitreorretinal presentado como amaurosis fugax
Andreas Arnold-Vangsted1, Tomas Ilginis1, Jens Folke Kiilgaard1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark.
American journal of ophthalmology case reports
|August 25, 2025
Resumen
Este estudio de caso describe el linfoma vitreorretinal (VRL) presentado con amaurosis fugax y oclusión de la vena central de la retina. Destaca la importancia de tener en cuenta los LMR en las presentaciones oculares atípicas.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Oftalmología
- En el campo de la oncología
- Patología
Sus antecedentes:
- El linfoma vitreorretinal (VRL, por sus siglas en inglés) es una malignidad intraocular rara.
- Las manifestaciones vasculares unilaterales no se asocian comúnmente con el VRL.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Informar de un caso de linfoma vitreorretinal (LVR) con una afectación vascular unilateral inusual.
Principales métodos:
- Un estudio de caso de un hombre de 80 años con amaurosis fugax recurrente y posterior oclusión de la vena central de la retina.
- Diagnóstico clínico de panuveitis, sospecha de necrosis aguda de la retina, lo que lleva al diagnóstico de linfoma vitreorretinal.
- El examen histológico del ojo enucleado confirmó el VRL asociado al virus de Epstein Barr.
Principales resultados:
- El paciente experimentó amaurosis fugax (FA) recurrente y oclusión de la vena central de la retina (OCRV) en el ojo izquierdo.
- El diagnóstico de linfoma vitreorretinal (VRL, por sus siglas en inglés) se realizó después de un curso clínico de siete meses.
- La histopatología confirmó el VRL asociado al virus de Epstein Barr.
Conclusiones:
- La afectación vascular, incluida la FA y el CRVO, puede ser una presentación inicial de VRL.
- Este caso subraya la necesidad de considerar el VRL en pacientes con síntomas oculares atípicos o progresivos.
- La consideración temprana de VRL puede ayudar en el diagnóstico y el manejo oportunos.
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