| Retinal arterial occlusion in Takayasu's arteritis. | |
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PMID: 16137966 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Takayasu's arteritis is an auto-immune disorder of the large and medium-sized arteries, commonly involving the heart and its main vessels. It is now recognised that the inflammatory process of the large arteries affects regions of the walls supplied by the vasa vasorum, suggesting that primary small vessel involvement may contribute to the development of the clinico-pathological features of Takayasu aorto-arteritis. Classical ophthalmic features of the disease result from reduced ocular perfusion, which manifests as hypoxic retinal changes such as microaneurysms, arterio-venous anastomosis and non-perfused areas. Branch retinal artery occlusion has not been previously described in this condition. This case illustrates retinal arterial occlusion as the presenting feature of Takayasu's arteritis. |
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Authors:
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Sushmita Kaushik; Amod Gupta; Vishali Gupta; Sanjay Jain; Vivek Lal |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Indian journal of ophthalmology Volume: 53 ISSN: 0301-4738 ISO Abbreviation: Indian J Ophthalmol Publication Date: 2005 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-09-02 Completed Date: 2006-03-07 Revised Date: 2008-09-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0405376 Medline TA: Indian J Ophthalmol Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 194-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India. |
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Adult Aortography Disease Progression Female Fluorescein Angiography Follow-Up Studies Fundus Oculi Humans Retinal Artery Occlusion / diagnosis, etiology* Takayasu Arteritis / complications*, diagnosis |
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