A 32-Year-Old Man C-ANCA Vasculitis Having Sudden Onset Blindness Due To Non-Proliferative Retinopathy and Exudative Maculopathy Treated Successfully with Intravitreal Injection of Bevacizumab: A Rare Case Report
The patient was a 32-year-old doctor known case of c-ANCA positive vasculitis developed sudden onset blurring vision on his left eye. Visual acuity was 6/12 right eye and 6/18 on left eye. Ophthalmic examination revealed exudative maculopathy with non-proliferative retinopathy on both eye; severe on left side. He was treated successfully with three dose of monthly intravitreal bevacizumab injections. He was on corticosteroids for pauci-immune glomerulonephritis and maintenance hemodialysis as a renal replacement therapy.
Authors
- Khin Phyu Pyar
- Thurein Win (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8850-2325)
- Theingi Aung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9717-8662)
- Aung Phyoe Kyaw
- Zar Ni Htet Aung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8818-3873)
- Anne M Lynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4006-117X)
- Zaw Myo Tun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7035-4600)
- Soe Win Hlaing
Institutions
- East Yangon General Hospital (MM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research Studies
- Published
- 2024-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmscrs/v4-i11-32
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00