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Query: UMLS:C0409974 (lupus)
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Three patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated with anti-phospholipid antibodies are reported. All three had severe vaso-occlusive disease: the first had an unilateral vaso-occlusive retinopathy, the second an unilateral central retinal venous obstruction, and the third a bilateral ischemic choroidopathy. The association of these occlusive ocular vascular diseases with the presence of the lupus anticoagulant and other associated factors in SLE is discussed.
Retina 1990
PMID:Retinal and choroidal vaso-occlusive disease in systemic lupus erythematosus associated with antiphospholipid antibodies. 208 43

Two patients with retinal vascular disease also had antiphospholipid antibodies, defined by the presence of the circulating lupus anticoagulant (LAC), anticardiolipin antibodies, or both. One had retinal arterial occlusions and the other had a nonischemic central retinal vein occlusion. The association of thrombotic vascular disease, including both retinal and cerebral vessels, with the presence of these antibodies should be investigated in otherwise normal individuals or in patients presenting with a lupuslike syndrome and retinal vascular occlusive disease. Low-dose aspirin administration could be of therapeutic value in managing thrombotic events in this group of patients.
Retina 1987
PMID:Antiphospholipid antibodies associated with retinal vascular disease. 278 11

This report describes the use of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in the management of a patient with a serous retinal detachment (SRD) secondary to lupus choroidopathy. Surgery was performed after anti-inflammatory treatments and laser photocoagulation failed to resolve the condition. The patient's vision improved, and the subretinal fluid has not reaccumulated at 5 years postoperatively. The high viscosity of the subretinal fluid observed during the procedure may account for the persistence of the SRD despite control of inflammation. PPV surgery can be considered as a treatment option for patients with lupus-related SRD when anti-inflammatory medications are not successful and the subretinal fluid does not reabsorb independently.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
PMID:The use of pars plana vitrectomy in the treatment of a serous retinal detachment secondary to lupus choroidopathy. 2404 18