Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia presenting as branch retinal artery occlusion and optic disc infiltration

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Oct 12:2018:bcr2018227691. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-227691.
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Keywords: CNS Cancer; neuroopthalmology; ophthalmology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Edema / pathology
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Fluorescein Angiography / methods
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Factors / administration & dosage
  • Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use
  • Injections, Spinal
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / complications*
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / drug therapy
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / etiology
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / pathology*
  • Retina / pathology*
  • Retinal Artery Occlusion / diagnostic imaging*
  • Retinal Artery Occlusion / etiology
  • Retinal Artery Occlusion / pathology
  • Rituximab / administration & dosage
  • Rituximab / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods
  • Vision Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Vision Disorders / etiology
  • Visual Acuity

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Rituximab