J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  2011 Sep;52(9):1109-1113.

Leber's Idiopathic Stellate Neuroretinitis with Peripapillary Serous Retinal Detachment

• Han DH
• Sohn HJ
• Lee DY
• Nam DH

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report a patient with Leber's idiopathic stellate neuroretinitis accompanying peripapillary sensory retinal detachment detected with optical coherence tomography.
CASE SUMMARY
A 26-year-old woman complained of visual disturbance in her right eye for several months. Her best corrected visual acuity was 0.5 in the right eye and 0.9 in the left eye. A relative afferent papillary defect was present in the right eye. Severe disc swelling with retinal hemorrhage and stellate macular exudates were observed in the right eye. Fluorescein angiography revealed optic disc leakage. There appeared to be no leakage from the other retinal vessels or from the retinal pigment epithelium. OCT revealed outer nuclear-plexiform layer fluid accumulation in the papillomacular region. Eight weeks after steroid treatment, the best corrected visual acuity in the right eye had improved to 0.7, and the optic disc edema had improved. The OCT showed that the fluid in the outer nuclear-plexiform layer space had largely been absorbed.

Keyword

Leber's idiopathic stellate neuroretinitis; Optical coherence tomography; Peripapillary serous retinal detachment

MeSH Terms

Adult
Edema
Exudates and Transudates
Eye
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Humans
Retinal Detachment
Retinal Hemorrhage
Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Retinal Vessels
Retinaldehyde
Retinitis
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Visual Acuity
Retinaldehyde

Figure

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  Figure 1. Fundus photographs of a 26-year-old woman with Leber's idiopathic stellate neuroretinitis. (A) Initial examinations showed serous retinal detachment with linear hemorrhage and yellowish exudates at the papillomacular region in the right eye but no specific findings in the left eye. (B) Eight weeks later, the optic disc swelling and serous retinal detachment resolved but a few hard exudates remained on the papillomacular bundle in the right eye.

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  Figure 2. (A) Initial fluorescein angiography shows leakage from multiple arterioles in the superficial layer of the optic disc during the arterial stage and slow diffusion of fluid over the optic disc and within the peripapillary retina. (B) Eight weeks later, fluorescein angiography shows reduced leakage from the optic disc during the arterial stage and staining of the peripapillary retina during the late arteriovenous stage.

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  Figure 3. (A) Initial optical coherence tomography shows shallow neurosensory detachment (asterisk) with significant outer nuclear-plexiform space (arrow) swelling at the peripapillary area. (B) Eight weeks later, Optical coherence tomography shows resolved serous detachment and marked resolution of outer retina edema.

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