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Posterior segment findings in a patient with immunotactoid glomerulonephritis

Purpose: To present a case with posterior segment findings in a patient with cloudy corneas secondary to immunotactoid glomerulonephritis (ITG). Methods: A 57-year-old female was known to have bilateral cloudy corneas diagnosed 12 years ago secondary to immunotactoid glomerulonephritis. Clinically,...

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Autores principales: Gupta, Aditi, Prabhu, Rangarajan Venugopal, Patel, Amit K., Sivaraj, Ramesh
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015626/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27625945
http://dx.doi.org/10.3205/oc000023
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author Gupta, Aditi
Prabhu, Rangarajan Venugopal
Patel, Amit K.
Sivaraj, Ramesh
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description Purpose: To present a case with posterior segment findings in a patient with cloudy corneas secondary to immunotactoid glomerulonephritis (ITG). Methods: A 57-year-old female was known to have bilateral cloudy corneas diagnosed 12 years ago secondary to immunotactoid glomerulonephritis. Clinically, fundus examination was difficult to visualise due to the density of her corneal opacities. Results: B-scan ultrasound revealed significant retino-choroidal & non-inflammatory scleral thickening. The macula also showed signs of thickening in both eyes. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed thinning of the inner retinal layers and significant choroidal folds in both eyes. Electrodiagnostic tests (EDT) concluded loss of retinal ganglion cells with preservation of retinal function in both eyes. Conclusion: This case widens the spectrum of findings seen in patients diagnosed with Immunotactoid Glomerulonephritis and alerts us to undertake detailed posterior segment examination where possible. Ocular coherence tomography (OCT) and B-scan ultrasonography are important adjuvants to help assess the posterior segment in patients with corneal opacities secondary to ITG.
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spelling pubmed-50156262016-09-13 Posterior segment findings in a patient with immunotactoid glomerulonephritis Gupta, Aditi Prabhu, Rangarajan Venugopal Patel, Amit K. Sivaraj, Ramesh GMS Ophthalmol Cases Article Purpose: To present a case with posterior segment findings in a patient with cloudy corneas secondary to immunotactoid glomerulonephritis (ITG). Methods: A 57-year-old female was known to have bilateral cloudy corneas diagnosed 12 years ago secondary to immunotactoid glomerulonephritis. Clinically, fundus examination was difficult to visualise due to the density of her corneal opacities. Results: B-scan ultrasound revealed significant retino-choroidal & non-inflammatory scleral thickening. The macula also showed signs of thickening in both eyes. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed thinning of the inner retinal layers and significant choroidal folds in both eyes. Electrodiagnostic tests (EDT) concluded loss of retinal ganglion cells with preservation of retinal function in both eyes. Conclusion: This case widens the spectrum of findings seen in patients diagnosed with Immunotactoid Glomerulonephritis and alerts us to undertake detailed posterior segment examination where possible. Ocular coherence tomography (OCT) and B-scan ultrasonography are important adjuvants to help assess the posterior segment in patients with corneal opacities secondary to ITG. German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2015-01-16 /pmc/articles/PMC5015626/ /pubmed/27625945 http://dx.doi.org/10.3205/oc000023 Text en Copyright © 2015 Gupta et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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title_fullStr Posterior segment findings in a patient with immunotactoid glomerulonephritis
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title_short Posterior segment findings in a patient with immunotactoid glomerulonephritis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015626/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27625945
http://dx.doi.org/10.3205/oc000023
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