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ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2023

Birdshot Chorioretinopathy in Early Adulthood: Review of Current Literature and Case Report.

Brandon Huy Pham, Gunay Uludag, Doan Luong Hien, Ngoc Trong Tuong Than, Jaclyn Joyce Hwang, Amir Akhavanrezayat, Wataru Matsumiya, Sherin Lajevardi, Jonathan Regenold, Muhammad Sohail Halim and 1 more

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Article in International medical case reports journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brandon Huy PhamStanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4482-332X
Gunay UludagSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Doan Luong HienSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0856-871X
Ngoc Trong Tuong ThanSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Jaclyn Joyce HwangSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7756-3918
Amir AkhavanrezayatSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9245-4330
Wataru MatsumiyaSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Sherin LajevardiSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Jonathan RegenoldSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Muhammad Sohail HalimSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3208-7078
Quan Dong NguyenSpencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute · USPalo Alto University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: We describe the course of a patient diagnosed with birdshot chorioretinopathy (BSCR) in early adulthood and summarize clinical findings from similar BSCR patients reported in the literature. Observations: A 37-year-old male presented to our tertiary uveitis facility with bilateral ocular discomfort, hazy vision, and floaters. Ocular examination was notable for vitritis, optic disc edema, and ovoid hypopigmented chorioretinal lesions, visible on indocyanine green chorioangiography as multiple hypocyanescent spots in the intermediate phase. Full-field electroretinography and visual evoked potential showed global retinal dysfunction and optic nerve dysfunction. Laboratory evaluations were notable only for human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A29 positivity. The patient was diagnosed with BSCR and started on oral prednisone and eventually managed with infliximab. Conclusions and Importance: BSCR can affect patients in early adulthood. Proper diagnostic work-up, including assessing HLA-A29 positivity, is needed to manage atypical cases.

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birdshot chorioretinopathyearly adulthoodhuman leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A29

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PMCPMC10723180
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