Paraneoplastic retinopathy

Terence G. Klingele, Ronald M. Burde, J. Alan Rappazzo, Michael J. Isserman, Dean Burgess, Owen Kantor

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Abstract

Paraneoplastic retinopathy appears to represent a nonmetastatic remote effect of carcinoma and is characterized by rapid visual deterioration accompanied by narrow arterioles seen on ophthalmoscopic examination and an extinguished electrore-tinogram. This syndrome has been described in postmenopausal women, and it is possible that it represents an autoimmune disorder. Corticosteroid therapy may arrest the visual deterioration.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)239-245
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology
Volume4
Issue number4
StatePublished - Dec 1984

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