TY - JOUR
T1 - Neurosarcoidosis and Ocular Inflammation
T2 - A Case Series and Literature Review
AU - Desai, Aishwary
AU - Chaon, Benjamin
AU - Berkenstock, Meghan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2020 by North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.
PY - 2021/6/1
Y1 - 2021/6/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To describe the ocular findings of neurosarcoidosis (NS) through a case series and review the current literature on the ocular complications of NS. METHODS: Case series of 4 patients with a literature review. RESULTS: Ophthalmic involvement in NS includes scleritis, cranial nerve palsies, uveitis, optic nerve granulomas, and occlusive retinal vasculitis. CONCLUSION: NS is an uncommon, but potentially life-threatening, manifestation of sarcoidosis with ocular involvement up to 25% of patients. Patients presenting with neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of sarcoidosis are more likely to have other sites of involvement requiring ophthalmologists to maintain a high index of suspicion for systemic disease.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To describe the ocular findings of neurosarcoidosis (NS) through a case series and review the current literature on the ocular complications of NS. METHODS: Case series of 4 patients with a literature review. RESULTS: Ophthalmic involvement in NS includes scleritis, cranial nerve palsies, uveitis, optic nerve granulomas, and occlusive retinal vasculitis. CONCLUSION: NS is an uncommon, but potentially life-threatening, manifestation of sarcoidosis with ocular involvement up to 25% of patients. Patients presenting with neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of sarcoidosis are more likely to have other sites of involvement requiring ophthalmologists to maintain a high index of suspicion for systemic disease.
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U2 - 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001117
DO - 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001117
M3 - Article
C2 - 33136665
AN - SCOPUS:85107083693
VL - 41
SP - e259-e266
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology
SN - 1070-8022
IS - 2
ER -