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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and polyarteritis nodosa: case report

We describe a patient with polyarteritis nodosa being treated with cytostatics and corticosteroids who developed an anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, a rare manifestation of this pathology.

Polyarteritis nodosa; Polyarteritis nodosa; Adrenal cortex hormones; Eye manifestations; Optic neuropathy ischemic; Retinal vasculitis


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