Patients with Retinal Vasculitis Rarely Suffer from Systemic Vasculitis

Retinal vasculitis.

Evidence is now accumulating on both clinical and experimental grounds that the retina is an a priori source of inflammatory activity. Reactive inflammation in the retina may produce many of the clinical signs previously ascribed to uveal inflammation. Autoimmune mechanisms are probably responsible for the majority of cases of retinal vasculitis. Autoimmune retinal vasculitis occurs without oth...

Retinal Vasculitis

Past Ocular History Approximately three years prior to presentation, the patient developed a gradual loss of vision in her left eye and noticed that 1pieces were missing from objects when viewed with the left eye. A diagnosis of 1pre-retinal fibrosis was made and symptoms persisted unchanged until about three months prior to presentation, when periorbital discomfort, a further decrease in visio...

Retinal vasculitis.

Retinal vasculitis is a sight-threatening intraocular inflammation affecting the retinal vessels. It may occur as an isolated ocular condition, as a manifestation of infectious or neoplastic disorders, or in association with a systemic inflammatory disease. The search for an underlying etiology should be approached in a multidisciplinary fashion based on a thorough history, review of systems, p...

Systemic vasculitis.

The systemic vasculitides are characterized by inflammation of blood vessel walls. Vessels of any type, in any organ can be affected, resulting in a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms. The heterogenous nature of vasculitides presents a diagnostic challenge. The American College of Rheumatology classification criteria and the Chapel Hill Consensus Conference nomenclature are the most widely us...

Treatment of Retinal Vasculitis