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Ocular involvement in Churg–Strauss syndrome (CSS) is infrequent. We describe a case of a 50-year-old woman, with blood eosinophilia, involvement of the respiratory tract, skin, and peripheral nervous system, fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology criteria for CSS, who presented with left foot drop followed by left acute painless visual loss. Central retinal artery occlusion was diagnosed by fundoscopic findings (retinal whitening with a cherry-red spot). CSS was confirmed by sural nerve biopsy. Despite treatment with high-dose corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide, and anticoagulant therapy, visual acuity was not substantially improved. Acute blindness in CSS has been rarely described. Even more rarely, central retinal artery occlusion has been found to be the underlying cause of this infrequent clinical manifestation in CSS.
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Skrapari, I., Kagkelari, E., Charitatos, E. et al. Acute painless monocular visual loss due to central retinal artery occlusion in a patient with Churg–Strauss vasculitis. Clin Rheumatol 27, 125–127 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-007-0695-x
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