1. Optic disk drusen, peripapillary choroidal neovascularization, and POEMS syndrome.
- Author
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Diduszyn JM, Quillen DA, Cantore WA, and Gardner TW
- Subjects
- Castleman Disease complications, Castleman Disease diagnosis, Choroidal Neovascularization diagnosis, Choroidal Neovascularization surgery, Female, Humans, Laser Coagulation, Middle Aged, Optic Disk Drusen diagnosis, Optic Disk Drusen surgery, POEMS Syndrome diagnosis, POEMS Syndrome surgery, Visual Acuity, Choroidal Neovascularization complications, Optic Disk Drusen complications, POEMS Syndrome complications
- Abstract
Purpose: To report the case of a 64-year-old woman with peripheral neuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome, Castleman disease, optic nerve drusen, and peripapillary choroidal neovascularization., Methods: Interventional case report. Clinical practice., Results: Laser photocoagulation resolved the peripapillary choroidal neovascularization., Conclusion: This is the first documented case of optic disk drusen and peripapillary choroidal neovascularization associated with POEMS.
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- 2002
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