This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Reply to article  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Topic Collections  • Retinal/ Chorioretinal Disorders  • Retinal Detachment  • Alert me on articles by topic

James R. Cameron, MRCOphth; Peter Cackett, FRCOphth

Arch Ophthalmol. 2007;125(5):712-713.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

Lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG) was first described by Liebow et al¹ in 1972. It is a necrotizing lymphoproliferative disorder primarily affecting the lungs. The skin, kidneys, and nervous system may be involved, but ocular involvement is unusual. We present the case of a 39-year-old man who developed bilateral exudative macula detachments 16 years following onset of LYG. Prompt management with systemic steroids resulted in complete resolution with no long-term sequelae.

Report of a Case

A 39-year-old man attended the ophthalmology department with a 3-day history of bilateral blurring of vision with no other ocular symptoms. There was no ophthalmological history.

He had been examined because of cough, dyspnea, and a skin rash 16 years previously and was subsequently diagnosed with LYG. Chest x-ray film had shown bilateral infiltrates with bronchoscopic biopsy yielding granulomatous material with perivascular lymphoid infiltrates. A skin biopsy helped confirm the diagnosis of LYG. At . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Comment

AUTHOR INFORMATION