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An uncommon cause of loss of vision in a dialysis patient with lupus. Clin Case Rep 2019 Jan;7(1):244-245

Date

01/19/2019

Pubmed ID

30656056

Pubmed Central ID

PMC6332756

DOI

10.1002/ccr3.1954

Abstract

Optic neuropathy is an uncommon finding in dialysis patients and has been associated with uremia, ischemia (arteritic and nonarteritic), drugs (isoniazid, ethambutol), infections (tuberculosis), and intracranial hypertension. Inflammatory optic neuritis associated with lupus is relatively rare, but clinicians need to be aware of this condition and obtain urgent ophthalmology consultation.

Author List

Lee Loy J, Chamarthi G, Koratala A

Author

Abhilash Koratala MD Assistant Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin