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Arch Ophthalmol. 2004;122:1719-1720.

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Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) occurs more often in immunocompetent individuals and is defined clinically by discrete areas of peripheral retinal necrosis with rapid confluence, vascular sheathing, and prominent inflammation in the vitreous and anterior chamber.¹ Pathologically, full-thickness necrosis of the retina is seen in the setting of an obliterative arteritis.² Fluorescein angiography and histopathologic studies have shown that the arteritis is not confined to the retinal vessels but is seen in virtually all tissues of the eye including the iris, ciliary body, choroid, and optic nerve. This vasculitic process extending beyond the ocular vessels has not been well documented. We report a case of ARN and subclinical, diffuse cerebral vasculitis that was discovered after 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography were performed.

Report of a Case

A 46-year-old man had a 2-week history of decreasing vision in the right eye. He was initially diagnosed with anterior uveitis and treated with topical prednisolone . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Gary W. Chung, MD; Keith R. Thulborn, MD, PhD; Jose S. Pulido, MD, MS; Pauline T. Merrill, MD; Howard H. Tessler, MD