Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India
Case Series
Management of Bilateral Ocular Ischemic Syndrome in Takayasu Arteritis: Our Experience and a Brief Review Stressing Need for Multimodal Approach
Author(s): Abilash Krishnan Vijayakumaran, Urmila Dhakad*, Saurabh Kumar, Sayan Mukherjee and Mukesh Maurya
Objectives: To elaborate the presentation of three patients of Takayasu Arteritis type V, who presented with acute onset binocular diminution of
vision and discuss various aspects of management in Ocular ischemic syndrome (OIS).
Methods: Three patients satisfying the 1990 ACR classification criteria for Takayasu Arteritis, presented with bilateral acute OIS to a rheumatology
clinic at a tertiary care center. They were managed by pharmacotherapy and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. Our experience of managing
these patients and a brief review is elaborated. Prior institutional ethics board approval has been obtained.
Results: All three patients with OIS who did not improve with pharmacotherapy including pulse glucocorticoids, had good improvement in bestcorrected
visual acuity (BCVA) after percutane.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2471-9544.2023.9.169
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