Homonymous hemianopia and systemic lupus erythematosus
Traboulsi, E.I.; Mansour, A.M.; Aswad, M.I.; Gharzuddin, W.; Frayha, R.A.
Journal of Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology 5(1): 63-66
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0272-846X PMID: 3156893 Document Number: 251546
The case of a 23-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and homonymous hemianopia is presented. A calcarine cortical infarct occurred as a result of a postpartal exacerbation of her disease and was demonstrated by CT scanning of the brain. The neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of SLE are reviewed briefly. The authors propose to include collagen vascular disease in the differential diagnosis of homonymous hemianopia in the young age group.