Visual loss in Takayasu Arteritis – Look Beyond the Eye

Visual loss in Takayasu Arteritis – Look Beyond the Eye

Patients with Takayasu arteritis often present with reduced vision related either to the disease per se or due to complications of therapy. We report a patient with Takayasu arteritis who developed acute onset bilateral visual loss 6wks following percutaneous revascularization of occluded aortic a...

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Main Authors: Jayanthi Peter, George Joseph, Vivek Mathew, John Victor Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
ischemia
takayasu arteritis
visual loss
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4711/8991_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(SNAK)_PFA(P)_PF2(PAG).pdf
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spelling doaj-18025017f38944e0a8309d5d589a56f92020-11-25T02:42:14ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2014-08-0188MD06MD0710.7860/JCDR/2014/8991.4711Visual loss in Takayasu Arteritis – Look Beyond the EyeJayanthi Peter0George Joseph1Vivek Mathew2John Victor Peter3Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology Unit I, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.Professor, Department of Neurology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.Patients with Takayasu arteritis often present with reduced vision related either to the disease per se or due to complications of therapy. We report a patient with Takayasu arteritis who developed acute onset bilateral visual loss 6wks following percutaneous revascularization of occluded aortic arch branches. No ocular cause for the visual loss was evident. The reason for visual loss in this patient was an extraocular cause. Ocular and extraocular causes of visual loss in Takayasu arteritis are discussed.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4711/8991_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(SNAK)_PFA(P)_PF2(PAG).pdfischemiatakayasu arteritisvisual loss
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author Jayanthi Peter
George Joseph
Vivek Mathew
John Victor Peter
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George Joseph
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John Victor Peter
Visual loss in Takayasu Arteritis – Look Beyond the Eye
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
ischemia
takayasu arteritis
visual loss
author_facet Jayanthi Peter
George Joseph
Vivek Mathew
John Victor Peter
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title Visual loss in Takayasu Arteritis – Look Beyond the Eye
title_short Visual loss in Takayasu Arteritis – Look Beyond the Eye
title_full Visual loss in Takayasu Arteritis – Look Beyond the Eye
title_fullStr Visual loss in Takayasu Arteritis – Look Beyond the Eye
title_full_unstemmed Visual loss in Takayasu Arteritis – Look Beyond the Eye
title_sort visual loss in takayasu arteritis – look beyond the eye
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn 2249-782X
0973-709X
publishDate 2014-08-01
description Patients with Takayasu arteritis often present with reduced vision related either to the disease per se or due to complications of therapy. We report a patient with Takayasu arteritis who developed acute onset bilateral visual loss 6wks following percutaneous revascularization of occluded aortic arch branches. No ocular cause for the visual loss was evident. The reason for visual loss in this patient was an extraocular cause. Ocular and extraocular causes of visual loss in Takayasu arteritis are discussed.
topic ischemia
takayasu arteritis
visual loss
url https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4711/8991_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(SNAK)_PFA(P)_PF2(PAG).pdf
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