Profile of retinal vasculitis in a tertiary eye care center in Eastern India.
| dc.contributor.author | Saurabh, Kumar | |
| dc.contributor.author | Das, Radha R | |
| dc.contributor.author | Biswas, Jyotirmay | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kumar, Amitabh | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-12-30T05:43:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-12-30T05:43:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Aims: To provide a fact file on the etiology, clinical presentations and management of retinal vasculitis in Eastern India. Materials and Methods: Retrospective, record based analysis of retinal vasculitis cases in a tertiary care center in Eastern India from January 2007 to December 2009. Results: One hundred and thirteen eyes of 70 patients of retinal vasculitis were included in this study. Sixty (85.7%) patients were male (mean age 33± 11.1 years) and 10 (14.3%) were female (mean age 32.4 ± 13.6 years). Vasculitis was bilateral in 43 (61.4%) and unilateral in 27 (38.6%) patients. Commonest symptoms were dimness of vision (73; 64.6%) and floaters (36; 31.9%). Vascular sheathing (82; 72.6%) and vitritis (51; 45.1%) were commonest signs. Mantoux test was positive in 21 (30%) patients but tuberculosis was confirmed in only four (5.71%) patients. Raised serum angiotensin-converting enzyme level and positive antinuclear antibody level were reported in four (5.71%) patients each. Human leukocyte antigen B5 (HLA B5) marker was present in one (1.4%) patient. However, none of the total 70 patients were found to have a conclusively proven systemic disease attributable as the cause of retinal vasculitis. Oral corticosteroid (60; 85.7%) was the mainstay of treatment. Forty-eight (42.5%) eyes maintained their initial visual acuity and 43 (38%) gained one or more line at mean follow-up of 16.6± 6.3 months. Conclusion: Retinal vasculitis cases had similar clinical presentations and common treatment plan. There was no systemic disease association with vasculitis warranting a careful approach in prescribing investigations. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Saurabh Kumar, Das Radha R, Biswas Jyotirmay, Kumar Amitabh. Profile of retinal vasculitis in a tertiary eye care center in Eastern India. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 2011 July; 59(4): 297-301. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/136193 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3129755/ | en_US |
| dc.subject | Angiotensin-converting enzyme | en_US |
| dc.subject | antinuclear antibody | en_US |
| dc.subject | laboratory investigation | en_US |
| dc.subject | retinal vasculitis | en_US |
| dc.title | Profile of retinal vasculitis in a tertiary eye care center in Eastern India. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |