A Rare Cause of Unilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Type III Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
Purpose. To report a young male with unilateral central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) associated with cryoglobulinemia. Case Presentation. A 33-year-old male without any known systemic or ocular disorder was admitted to our clinic with a complaint of visual loss for three days in his left eye. Based...
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| description | Purpose. To report a young male with unilateral central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) associated with cryoglobulinemia. Case Presentation. A 33-year-old male without any known systemic or ocular disorder was admitted to our clinic with a complaint of visual loss for three days in his left eye. Based on the clinical, laboratory, and ophthalmological assessments, we diagnosed this case as type III mixed cryoglobulinemia with unilateral CRVO with macular edema. For treatment, two intravitreal ranibizumab injections were administered monthly and oral prednisone (64 mg/day) was begun. Subsequently, cryoglobulins became undetectable, macular edema decreased, and the visual acuity improved to 20/32 over an 8-week period. At 24 weeks, the patient’s visual acuity remained 20/32 and no recurrence was observed while the patient was still on prednisone (16 mg/day). Conclusion. Cryoglobulinemia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the patients with CRVO. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5ecd99e53d61412bb8c68fc17b9669b12025-02-03T01:21:08ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302016-01-01201610.1155/2016/19493621949362A Rare Cause of Unilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Type III Mixed CryoglobulinemiaSibel Doguizi0Mehmet Ali Sekeroglu1Mustafa Alpaslan Anayol2Pelin Yilmazbas3Ulucanlar Eye Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, 06340 Ankara, TurkeyUlucanlar Eye Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, 06340 Ankara, TurkeyUlucanlar Eye Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, 06340 Ankara, TurkeyUlucanlar Eye Training and Research Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, 06340 Ankara, TurkeyPurpose. To report a young male with unilateral central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) associated with cryoglobulinemia. Case Presentation. A 33-year-old male without any known systemic or ocular disorder was admitted to our clinic with a complaint of visual loss for three days in his left eye. Based on the clinical, laboratory, and ophthalmological assessments, we diagnosed this case as type III mixed cryoglobulinemia with unilateral CRVO with macular edema. For treatment, two intravitreal ranibizumab injections were administered monthly and oral prednisone (64 mg/day) was begun. Subsequently, cryoglobulins became undetectable, macular edema decreased, and the visual acuity improved to 20/32 over an 8-week period. At 24 weeks, the patient’s visual acuity remained 20/32 and no recurrence was observed while the patient was still on prednisone (16 mg/day). Conclusion. Cryoglobulinemia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the patients with CRVO.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1949362 |
| spellingShingle | Sibel Doguizi Mehmet Ali Sekeroglu Mustafa Alpaslan Anayol Pelin Yilmazbas A Rare Cause of Unilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Type III Mixed Cryoglobulinemia Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | A Rare Cause of Unilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Type III Mixed Cryoglobulinemia |
| title_full | A Rare Cause of Unilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Type III Mixed Cryoglobulinemia |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Cause of Unilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Type III Mixed Cryoglobulinemia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Cause of Unilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Type III Mixed Cryoglobulinemia |
| title_short | A Rare Cause of Unilateral Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Young Patient: Type III Mixed Cryoglobulinemia |
| title_sort | rare cause of unilateral central retinal vein occlusion in a young patient type iii mixed cryoglobulinemia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1949362 |
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