Behçet's disease presenting as neuroretinitis with pre-papillary vitreous infiltrate: a case report.

J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect

Department of Internal medicine, Farhat Hached University Hospital of Sousse, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.

Published: July 2022

Objective: To report a case of Behçet's disease (BD) presenting as a panuveitis with neuroretinitis and pre-papillary vitreous infiltrate.

Material And Methods: A case report.

Results: A 43-year-old male presented with severely decreased vision in the left eye. Ophthalmological examination revealed unilateral non granulomatous panuveitis with occlusive retinal vasculitis, neuroretinitis and pre-papillary vitreous infiltrate. Initial swept source OCT revealed a "funnel-shaped" hyperreflective lesion overlying the optic disc corresponding to the pre-papillary vitreous infiltrate associated with optic disc edema and a serous retinal detachment extending to the macula. Examination by an internal medicine specialist revealed buccal aphthous ulcer and pseudofolliculitis lesions. BD diagnosis was made and the patient received corticosteroid and immunosuppressive therapy. The pre-papillary vitreous infiltrate resolution under treatment was documented with repeat swept source OCT.

Conclusion: Pre-papillary vitreous infiltrate has been rarely reported in the literature. This finding is a typical feature in severe cases of BD uveitis and is usually associated with a neuroretinitis. Optic disc OCT is useful to make the diagnosis and to monitor the resolution of the pre-papillary vitreous infiltrate.

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