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. 2012 Dec;2(4):239-41.
doi: 10.1007/s12348-012-0083-9. Epub 2012 Jun 6.

Retinal vasculitis associated with pyoderma gangrenosum: a case report

Nilay Yuksel  1 , Sengul Ozdek
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Retinal vasculitis associated with pyoderma gangrenosum: a case report

Nilay Yuksel et al. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2012 Dec.
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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Fundus photograph of the left eye at presentation. Left eye showed large preretinal, intraretinal and subretinal hemorrhages involving the inferior part of the macula, inferior temporal arcade, nasal and superior parts of retina and edema at the optic nerve head. Vascular changes included significantly increased tortuosity and diffuse perivascular sheathing
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
FFA of left eye revealed some capillary non-perfusion areas and blocked fluorescence in hemorrhagic areas
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
At the 18th month visit, the left fundus was almost normal except from some vitreous opacity inferiorly without any vascular finding
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