RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 SLE retinopathy: evaluation by fluorescein angiography.
JF Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JO Ann Rheum Dis
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism
SP 473
OP 478
DO 10.1136/ard.41.5.473
VO 41
IS 5
A1 Lanham, J G
A1 Barrie, T
A1 Kohner, E M
A1 Hughes, G R
YR 1982
UL http://ard.bmj.com/content/41/5/473.abstract
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.