Retinal Artery Occlusion Secondary to Buerger’s Disease (Thromboangiitis Obliterans)
Joint Authors
Ozkaya, Abdullah
Eris, Erdem
Sucu, Mehmet Emin
Perente, Irfan
Tarakcioglu, Hatice Nur
Alkin, Zeynep
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To report a case report of one patient suffering from retinal artery occlusion secondary to Buerger’s disease, in order to raise awareness to this etiology in the differential diagnosis of retinal artery occlusion.
Methods.
A retrospective case report of a patient with retinal artery occlusion secondary to Buerger’s disease.
Data retrieved from the medical records included exposure, complaints, visual acuity, clinical findings and imaging, laboratory assessment, treatment, disease course, and visual outcome.
Results.
Diagnosis of retinal artery occlusion secondary to Buerger’s disease was established based on ruling out other causes of retinal artery occlusion.
Inflammatory retinal vascular disease, permanent vision loss, and macular atrophy were shown in this case.
Conclusion.
The very first case of central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) in a 64-year-old male patient with Buerger’s disease.
Although diagnosing CRAO based on both fundoscopic and fluorescein angiographic findings is not difficult, revealing underlying condition of CRAO occasionally could be challenging.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Eris, Erdem& Sucu, Mehmet Emin& Perente, Irfan& Alkin, Zeynep& Ozkaya, Abdullah& Tarakcioglu, Hatice Nur. 2017. Retinal Artery Occlusion Secondary to Buerger’s Disease (Thromboangiitis Obliterans). Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147963
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Eris, Erdem…[et al.]. Retinal Artery Occlusion Secondary to Buerger’s Disease (Thromboangiitis Obliterans). Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Eris, Erdem& Sucu, Mehmet Emin& Perente, Irfan& Alkin, Zeynep& Ozkaya, Abdullah& Tarakcioglu, Hatice Nur. Retinal Artery Occlusion Secondary to Buerger’s Disease (Thromboangiitis Obliterans). Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147963
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147963