| Case report: Branch retinal vein occlusion and primary antiphospholipid syndrome. | |
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PMID: 21511536 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) is commonly encountered in older patients with vascular disease. This report presents a case of BRVO in an atypically young patient that precipitated additional testing and a subsequent diagnosis of primary antiphospholipid syndrome. This illustrates a need for a thrombophilic evaluation in atypical patients. CASE REPORT: A 33-year-old white man presented with a BRVO in the left eye. Laboratory studies found the presence of persistently elevated anticardiolipin immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin M antibodies in the absence of causative systemic disease, conferring the diagnosis of primary antiphospholipid syndrome and supporting a thrombotic component of this BRVO. CONCLUSION: The presentation of a BRVO in young patients with minimal observable retinal effects from classic BRVO risk factors may indicate the necessity of a hematologic evaluation to determine possible compounding causes. Here we show a methodical inspection of the cause of an atypical BRVO and, more specifically, consideration for hypercoagulable pathologies and their treatment in such patient encounters. |
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Oliver Ali; William Scott Slagle; Ania M Hamp |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-4-19 |
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Title: Optometry (St. Louis, Mo.) Volume: - ISSN: 1558-1527 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-4-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100912421 Medline TA: Optometry Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 American Optometric Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salem, Virginia; The Eye Site, Collinsville, Virginia. |
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