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Case Reports
. 2012 Feb 21;184(3):315-9.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.101941. Epub 2011 Dec 5.

Rash and loss of vision in a 60-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus

Monica C Sandu  1 , Soumya Chatterjee
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Case Reports

Rash and loss of vision in a 60-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus

Monica C Sandu et al. CMAJ. .
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(A, B) Palpable purpuric rashes on the upper and lower extremities of a 60-year-old woman with sudden onset of visual loss. Retinal images of the right (C) and left (D) eyes showing extensive hemorrhages (black arrows), tortuous veins, sheathing of the retinal vessels (white arrows) and swelling of the optic discs (arrowheads). (E) Photomicrograph of biopsy specimen showing a perivascular neutrophilic infiltrate (arrows) and other features consistent with a leukocytoclastic vasculitis (hematoxylin–eosin, original magnification × 40).
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