Impaired visual acuity was the first presentation in a 32-year-old lady who was subsequently diagnosed as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) at 6 mon- ths post delivery. We report a rare case of Purtscher-like retinopathy in a SLE patient, its clinical presentation, funduscopic findings and response to steroid, panretinal photocoagulation and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF).
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Ruh, N. C. , Fong, S. P. , Jew, O. M. and Lin, L. Y. (2021). Purtscher-Like Retinopathy as First Presentation in a Newly Diagnosed Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patient and Its Response to Treatment. Open Access Library Journal, 8, e7485. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1107485.
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