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Bilateral optic neuropathy associated with the crest variant of scleroderma.

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Boschi, Antonella [UCL] Snyers, Bernadette [UCL] Lambert, Michel [UCL]

We report a case of bilateral optic neuropathy associated with the CREST syndrome, a variant of scleroderma. Immunosuppressive therapy achieved significant improvement of the visual symptoms for two years. The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying this unique association remain unclear.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Case Reports, Journal Article
Publication date 1993
Journal information "European journal of ophthalmology" - Vol. 3, no. 4, p. 219-22 (1993)
Peer reviewed yes
issn 1120-6721
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - (SLuc) Service d'ophtalmologie
UCL - MD/NOPS - Département de neurologie et de psychiatrie
MESH Subject Adult ; Azathioprine - therapeutic use ; CREST Syndrome - complications - drug therapy ; Female ; Fluorescein Angiography ; Fundus Oculi ; Humans ; Methylprednisolone - therapeutic use ; Optic Nerve Diseases - drug therapy - etiology ; Visual Acuity ; Visual Fields
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Bibliographic reference Boschi, Antonella ; Snyers, Bernadette ; Lambert, Michel. Bilateral optic neuropathy associated with the crest variant of scleroderma.. In: European journal of ophthalmology, Vol. 3, no. 4, p. 219-22 (1993)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/13529