An uncommon cause of loss of vision in a dialysis patient with lupus.
Justin Lee LoyGajapathiraju ChamarthiAbhilash KoratalaPublished in: Clinical case reports (2018)
Optic neuropathy is an uncommon finding in dialysis patients and has been associated with uremia, ischemia (arteritic and nonarteritic), drugs (isoniazid, ethambutol), infections (tuberculosis), and intracranial hypertension. Inflammatory optic neuritis associated with lupus is relatively rare, but clinicians need to be aware of this condition and obtain urgent ophthalmology consultation.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- palliative care
- ejection fraction
- blood pressure
- newly diagnosed
- oxidative stress
- prognostic factors
- artificial intelligence
- emergency department
- machine learning
- deep learning
- patient reported outcomes
- hiv aids
- rheumatoid arthritis
- patient reported
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected