Retinal Vasculitis in a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A rare Association

Authors

  • Anindya Kishore Majumder Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Mukundapur, Kolkata, West Bengal
  • Rupak Roy Aditya Birla Sankara Nethralaya, Mukundapur, Kolkata, West Bengal
  • Ranju Kharel Sitaula B. P. Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu
  • Kowsigan Magesan Sankara Nethralaya,18- College Road, Chennai
  • Parthopratim Dutta Majumder Sankara Nethralaya,18- College Road, Chennai

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v10i1.21719

Keywords:

Ankylosing spondylitis, retinal vasculitis, HLA B-27, Panuveitis

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of retinal vasculitis in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.

Background: Posterior segment involvement in HLA B-27-associated uveitis is uncommon but we report a case wherein retinal vasculitis was associated with HLA-B 27 uveitis.

Case: A 36-year-old male, a diagnosed case of ankylosing spondylitis, presented to us with severe anterior segment inflammation associated vitritis in both the eyes. He received topical, oral steroid and immunosuppressive and 3½-month after the control of his uveitis, he underwent cataract surgery in his left eye. Fundus evaluation following cataract surgery revealed sclerosed retinal vessels and wide-field fundus fluorescein angiography confirmed retinal vascular involvement in both the eyes.

Conclusion: Retinal vasculitis, though rare can occur in patients with ankylosing spondylitis especially in conditions which present with panuveitis-like picture.

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Published

2018-11-20

How to Cite

Majumder, A. K., Roy, R., Kharel Sitaula, R., Magesan, K., & Majumder, P. D. (2018). Retinal Vasculitis in a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A rare Association. Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology, 10(1), 86–89. https://doi.org/10.3126/nepjoph.v10i1.21719

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Case Reports

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