Miliary microaneurysms: An angiographic biomarker of leukemic retinopathy?


Journal

Indian journal of ophthalmology
ISSN: 1998-3689
Titre abrégé: Indian J Ophthalmol
Pays: India
ID NLM: 0405376

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Historique:
entrez: 23 8 2020
pubmed: 23 8 2020
medline: 15 5 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

A 16-year-old girl was referred as retinitis and vasculitis post-typhoid fever. Fundus examination revealed bilateral pseudo-sheathing, scattered hemorrhages with retinal infiltrates. Wide-field fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) showed peripheral vascular hyperfluorescence; 55° FFA images showed a "firecracker-like" peripheral vasculature, but a closer look revealed miliary microaneurysms (MAs). Peripheral smear examination clinched the diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia. MAs on FFA in leukemic retinopathy have been frequently described in the literature. Our report emphasizes its presence, miliary nature, and need for closer inspection of FFA images. We believe that this angiographic sign has potential to become one of the imaging biomarkers of leukemic retinopathy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32823464
pii: IndianJOphthalmol_2020_68_9_2017_292557
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2375_19
pmc: PMC7690553
doi:

Substances chimiques

Biomarkers 0

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

2017-2019

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None

Références

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Auteurs

Ankush Kawali (A)

Department of Uveitis and Ocular Immunology, Narayana Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Bangalore, India.

Padmamalini Mahendradas (P)

Department of Uveitis and Ocular Immunology, Narayana Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Bangalore, India.

Sanjay Srinivasan (S)

Department of Uveitis and Ocular Immunology, Narayana Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Bangalore, India.

Rohit Shetty (R)

Department of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Narayana Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Bangalore, India.

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