A Case of a Young Asymptomatic Woman with Optic Disc Drusen and Vasculitis

نویسندگان

  • Tryfon Rotsos
  • Chrysanthos Symeonidis
  • Mrinal Rana
  • James S. Deane
چکیده

PURPOSE We present the case of a young woman with optic disc drusen and peripheral vasculitis. METHODS Diagnosis was based on fundoscopic, optical coherence tomography as well as fluorescein angiography (FA) findings. RESULTS An asymptomatic 34-year-old female patient with no systemic pathology was referred to our hospital from her optician for retinal findings. Fundoscopy revealed mild disc swelling that could be attributed to the presence of optic disc drusen in both eyes. There was fundoscopic evidence of periphlebitis in the periphery confirmed by FA findings. CONCLUSIONS In our case, the unique feature was the presence of optic disc drusen and retinal periphlebitis. The patient's disc configuration may have contributed to a predisposition for vasculitis in addition to vessel tortuosity.

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دوره 2  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2011