Thank you for posting your question. Now you have me worried, as I have lupus and am experiencing eyesight related issues. I did an online search about lupus and retinal detachment.
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Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus associated ocular manifestations usually consist of cotton-wool spots and retinal hemorrhages. The authors report one case of lupus choroidopathy revealed by bilateral serous retinal detachment, occurring 4 months after a systemic flare-up of the disease. An immune complexes-mediated phenomenon is involved in these manifestations, which are usually controlled by systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents. Plasma exchanges were successfully applied in this case, resulting in a disappearance of the retinal detachment in one month.
I understand your mother's reticence to move. However, her current doctor can refer her to one in Arizona.
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Thank you for posting your question. Now you have me worried, as I have lupus and am experiencing eyesight related issues. I did an online search about lupus and retinal detachment.
Extract:
Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus associated ocular manifestations usually consist of cotton-wool spots and retinal hemorrhages. The authors report one case of lupus choroidopathy revealed by bilateral serous retinal detachment, occurring 4 months after a systemic flare-up of the disease. An immune complexes-mediated phenomenon is involved in these manifestations, which are usually controlled by systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents. Plasma exchanges were successfully applied in this case, resulting in a disappearance of the retinal detachment in one month.
I understand your mother's reticence to move. However, her current doctor can refer her to one in Arizona.
February 9, 2009 - 5:38pmThis Comment
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