Retinal vasculitis in Susac syndrome: case report
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Retinal vasculitis in Susac syndrome: case report.
A 29 year old male was admitted at the emergency room suffering from gradually worsening headache followed by nausea. In the hospital patient presented with lethargy, reduction of consciousness level and bilateral hypoacusis. Ophthalmic examination and fluorescein angiography showed retinal vasculitis. This finding was crucial to the diagnosis of Susac syndrome, a rare disease characterized by ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0004-2749
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492009000300024