Retinal vasculitis
Inflammation of retinal blood vessels from diverse causes.
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Retinal vasculitis is inflammation of the vascular branches of the retinal artery. It can arise from primary ocular disease or as a manifestation of systemic vasculitic disorders, infections, or drug-induced causes.
Quick Facts
- Field
- Ophthalmology; Vasculitis
- Symptoms
- Painless decrease of visual acuity
- blurry vision
- floaters
- scotomas
- decreased color discrimination
- metamorphopsia
- Diagnosis
- Chest X-ray
- blood test
- urinary analysis
- vascular biopsy
- ophthalmology assessment
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Background
Retinal vasculitis presents as painless visual loss, floaters, scotomas, and distorted images. It is rarely an isolated finding; systemic evidence often guides diagnosis. Ophthalmic examination may reveal neovascularization, vessel narrowing, cuffing, hemorrhage, vitritis, or choroiditis.
Did You Know?
- Infectious causes include Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Toxocara species.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Retinal vasculitis (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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