Plasmapheresis in the management of choroidal vasculitis associated with C-anca positive renal vasculitis.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report the use of plasmapheresis in the management of choroidal vasculitis associated with Wegener granulomatosis.

Method: Case report.

Patient: A 50-year-old woman with acute renal failure as a result of glomerulonephritis of the Wegener granulomatosis type presented with sudden visual loss.