Central retinal vein oclussion as presentation of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. Case report

Abstract

The coexistence between Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica, as well as the development of extra-articular symptoms are not uncommon, predominantly arterial vascular affection at the ocular level is one of the main ones; however, ocular venous involvement in the absence of other factors is a rare and poorly described complication. We present the case of a patient who presents with a central retinal thrombosis, attributed to the rheumatic inflammatory component, with an unfavorable evolutionary prognosis.