Panuveitis and multifocal retinitis in a patient with leucocytoclastic vasculitis.

Abstract

To our knowledge, bilateral panuveitis and multifocal retinitis/vasculitis have not been described previously in association with leucocytoclastic vasculitis. We describe a patient with bilateral panuveitis associated with multifocal retinitis/vasculitis who also had multiple purpuric, palpable skin lesions. Biopsies of the skin lesions were diagnostic of leucocytoclastic vasculitis. An extensive examination for systemic disease was otherwise negative. Prompt treatment with systemic corticosteroids resulted in dramatic improvement ofboth the ocular and the skin lesions.