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B. Harold Lee, MD; Jose S. Pulido, MD, MS; Helmut Buettner, MD; Diva Salomão, MD; Clive S. Zent, MD; Thomas P. Link, BA

Arch Ophthalmol. 2006;124:1357-1359.

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Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma is a rare form of extranodal lymphoma characterized by the presence of large lymphoma cells in the lumen of small blood vessels, involving multiple organs. The diagnosis is usually made at the time of autopsy. We report a patient with intravascular large B-cell lymphoma who had vision loss from choroidal involvement, which improved with systemic therapy.

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A 44-year-old white man was initially seen with bilateral blurred vision, Coombs-negative hemolytic anemia, and a maculopapular skin rash on both upper arms. The patient's best-corrected visual acuity (Snellen) was OD 20/40 –2 and OS 20/50. There were bilateral serous detachments involving the macula (Figure 1A). A small, superficial intraretinal hemorrhage was noted along the inferotemporal vascular arcade in the right eye, and peripheral flame-shaped . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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