Recurrent and Reversible, Bitemporal Field Defect from Presumed Chiasmitis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Neuro-ophthalmology
Glauco Batista AlmeidaMário Luiz Ribeiro Monteiro

Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, recurrent and remitting autoimmune disease affecting mostly women and presenting between late adolescence and the fourth decade of life. Ocular manifestations may occur in one-third of patients with SLE, with keratoconjunctivitis sicca as the most common and optic nerve and retina abnormalities as the most severe. Neuro-ophthalmological manifestations occur in approximately 1% of patients with SLE, usually in the form of optic neuropathy. The purpose of this paper is to describe a patient who developed recurrent optic chiasmitis as an uncommon sign of disease activity in SLE.

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