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Henoch-Schonlein (H-S) purpura is an acute leucocytoclastic vasculitis that primarily affects children and mainly involves skin, joints, gastrointestinal tract, and kidney.1 Reported ophthalmic manifestations of Henoch-Schonlein purpura include episcleritis, scleritis, keratitis, anterior uveitis, and central retinal vein occlusion.2–4 However, central retinal artery occlusion, to the best of our knowledge, have not been reported. We report on a girl with H-S purpura complicated with bilateral central retinal artery occlusion.
Case report
A 6 year old girl visited our paediatric department with the chief complaint of multiple erythematous rashes over the lower extremities and buttock for 2 weeks. Under a presumptive diagnosis of H-S purpura, oral prednisolone was prescribed. …