Intravenous cyclophosphamide and immunoglobulin ameliorated visual field defects in a patient with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Intravenous cyclophosphamide and immunoglobulin ameliorated visual field defects in a patient with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Treating ocular involvement in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) can be challenging. We present the case of a 37-year-old woman with EGPA who had severe bilateral visual field defects. Laboratory results showed leukocytosis (17,500 WBC/μL, 25.8 % eosinophils), negative MPO-ANCA ti...

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Main Authors: Yuto Motobayashi, Chiyako Oshikata, Yuka Kodama, Kosuke Terada, Yuga Yamashita, Ryo Nakadegawa, Hinako Masumitsu, Reeko Osada, Hirokazu Takayasu, Nami Masumoto, Saki Manabe, Takeshi Kaneko, Akira Shiraishi, Naomi Tsurikisawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
ANCA-Associated vasculitis
Cyclophosphamide
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
IVIG
Optic neuritis
Visual field defects
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007124000030

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