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We report a case of a rare entity, choroidopathy in association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), previously described in only twelve patients to our knowledge. It manifested by multiple focal serous elevations of the sensory retina and/or serous detachments of the retinal pigment epithelium bilaterally. No retinal vascular changes were observed. The probable pathogenesis is related to choroidal vascular disease due to systemic hypertension secondary to lupus nephritis, vasculitis, or a combination of these.
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Benítez Del Castillo, J.M., Castillo, A., Fernández-Cruz, A. et al. Persistent choroidopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus. Doc Ophthalmol 88, 175–178 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01204615
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