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Swept source OCTA reveals a link between choriocapillaris blood flow and vision loss in a case of tubercular serpiginous-like choroiditis
- Source :
- American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, Vol 21, Iss, Pp 101018-(2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2021.
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Abstract
- Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a non-invasive technique that is useful in the diagnosis and management of patients with posterior uveitis. Here we report the use of swept source OCTA (SS-OCTA) in a patient with tuberculosis (TB) associated serpiginous like choroiditis (TB-SLC) that made a full visual recovery following treatment with ATT, local and systemic corticosteroids, and systemic immune modulation. By comparing en face images of choriocapillaris (CC) blood flow before and after treatment, we conclude that the patient's visual recovery was associated with resolution of extensive CC flow deficits. This case highlights the utility of SS-OCTA in the multimodal evaluation of patients with choroidal inflammation, and the potential for good visual recovery in patients treated for TB-SLC.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Choroiditis
Case Report
Swept source optical coherence tomography angiography
Uveitis
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
lcsh:Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology
medicine
In patient
Serpiginous choroiditis
business.industry
Choriocapillaris
Blood flow
Optical coherence tomography angiography
Immune modulation
medicine.disease
eye diseases
lcsh:RE1-994
030221 ophthalmology & optometry
Tubercular serpiginous-like choroiditis
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
After treatment
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24519936
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9792991c3e3c40cd7931d5551c563df5