PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lanham, J G
AU  - Barrie, T
AU  - Kohner, E M
AU  - Hughes, G R
TI  - SLE retinopathy: evaluation by fluorescein angiography.
AID  - 10.1136/ard.41.5.473
DP  - 1982 Oct 01
TA  - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
PG  - 473--478
VI  - 41
IP  - 5
4099  - http://ard.bmj.com/content/41/5/473.short
4100  - http://ard.bmj.com/content/41/5/473.full
SO  - Ann Rheum Dis1982 Oct 01; 41
AB  - Fifty-two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were examined by fluorescein angiography, and retinopathy was detected in 15. Three patterns of retinopathy were discerned: 4 patients had disc vasculitis, 6 had multiple cotton-wool spots, and 5 had a normal fundal appearance but fluorescein leakage on angiography. One patient had arterial occlusive disease with retinal neovascularisation and another had extensive venous disease. With 3 exceptions retinopathy was found only in patients with active SLE. No association was discovered between retinopathy and cerebral disease; in particular, fluorescein angiography did no assist the diagnosis of mild cerebral lupus.