Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2019 Nov 22;5(12):1088-1090.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.10.009. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Transient blindness with periorbital erythema and swelling: Manifestations of recurrent systemic lupus erythematosus

Farhaan Hafeez  1   2 , Nicole S Gunasekera  3 , Kristin M D'Silva  4 , Rosalynn M Nazarian  1
Affiliations
Case Reports

Transient blindness with periorbital erythema and swelling: Manifestations of recurrent systemic lupus erythematosus

Farhaan Hafeez et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: LE, lupus erythematosus; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; cutaneous lupus erythematosus; lupus erythematosus; perineuritis; periorbital lupus erythematosus; transient visual blindness.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1
A, Left periorbital swelling and erythema with overlying scale. B, Well-demarcated edematous, erythematous plaque on the left upper and lower eyelids. Site of punch biopsy is indicated by circle in marker ink.
Fig 2
Fig 2
A, The left periorbital skin biopsy found epidermal and follicular interface dermatitis with follicular plugging, perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate, and pigment incontinence. B, Plasmacytoid dendritic cell aggregates were identified. (A, Hematoxylin-eosin stain; B, CD123 immunohistochemistry. Original magnifications: A, ×100; B, ×400.)
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Bolognia J.L., Schaffer J.V., Cerroni L., editors. Dermatology. 4th ed. Elsevier; Amsterdam: 2017.
    1. Gilliam J.N., Sontheimer R.D. Distinctive cutaneous subsets in the spectrum of lupus erythematosus. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1981;4(4):471–475. - PubMed
    1. Wu M.Y., Wang C.H., Ng C.Y. Periorbital erythema and swelling as a presenting sign of lupus erythematosus in tertiary referral centers and literature review. Lupus. 2018;27(11):1828–1837. - PubMed
    1. Grönhagen C.M., Fored C.M., Granath F., Nyberg F. Cutaneous lupus erythematosus and the association with systemic lupus erythematosus: a population-based cohort of 1088 patients in Sweden. Br J Dermatol. 2011;164(6):1335–1341. - PubMed
    1. Bergman O., Andersson T., Zetterberg M. Optic perineuritis: a retrospective case series. Int Med Case Rep J. 2017;10:181–188. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources