IRVAN syndrome: A case report and a literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms, and neuroretinitis (IRVAN) syndrome is a rare retinal defect. It has a female predominance. The staging of IRVAN was defined depending on ocular criteria.

Case presentations

A 30-year-old female patient presented with floaters in the left eye. One year later, it was diagnosed with Fluorescein fundus angiography (FFA) at stage Ⅲ of IRVAN syndrome. After one year, the right eye was affected, diagnosed at stage Ⅱ, and successfully treated with heavy Pan-Retinal Photocoagulation (PRP).

Clinical discussion

IRVAN Syndrome is an extremely rare retinal defect which has female predominance. The etiology of this syndrome still idiopathic. The most encountered symptoms are blurred vision and vision loss. FFA i

SUBMITTER: Mansour M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142709 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature