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Rheumatology 2003; 42: 1005-1007
© 2003 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Takayasu's arteritis presenting as bilateral cataracts: report of three cases

L. F. Flores-Suárez, J. A. Simón, P. A. Reyes1, M. E. Soto1, C. Castañón2 and P. Navarro3

Departments of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (INCMNSZ), Departments of
1 Immunology and
2 Ophthalmology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez and
3 Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, México City, México

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SIR, Cataracts have been seldom described as initial manifestation of Takayasu's arteritis (TA). We describe three cases which presented due to rapidly evolving cataracts leading to blindness.

Case 1 was a 25-year-old woman who developed diminished visual acuity over a 5-month period. On examination she could only count fingers at 15 cm with both eyes, had unreactive dilated pupils with bilateral opacification of lenses (Fig. 1AGo) and bilateral flare with no rubeosis of the angle or iris. Right-eye intraocular pressure (REIOP) was 16 mmHg, left-eye intraocular pressure (LEIOP) 17 mmHg. After cataract . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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