These findings emphasise the need to monitor these retinal complications, which may result in loss of vision in patients receiving interferon alpha therapy.
Pachymeningitis is a rare complication of rheumatoid arthritis. The case of a 52-year-old male rheumatoid arthritis patient with pachymeningitis and optic neuritis who was successfully treated with intravenous cyclophosphamide is described.
Fabry's disease is associated with high incidence of thrombosis in hemizygous males and heterozygous females. We describe a woman with Fabry's disease who developed hemi-central retinal vein occlusion during the follow-up. The vein occlusion showed a fulminant course ending with a painful blind eye within a short period. Fabry's disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the vascular occlusive disorders especially in young patients.
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