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Vitamin D deficiency in antiphospholipid syndrome.

Nataraja Pillai Venugopal1.   

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Year:  2016        PMID: 27994369      PMCID: PMC5144481          DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.194464

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Ann Indian Acad Neurol        ISSN: 0972-2327            Impact factor:   1.383


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Sir, We read with interest the article titled “Antiphospholipid syndrome is an important modifiable risk factor of stroke in the young” by Khan.[1] We appreciate the author's effort and research work. We would like to highlight a few points regarding ocular findings and the role of vitamin D supplementation in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Ophthalmic manifestations of APS are transient monocular blindness, branch retinal artery occlusion, central retinal artery, and vein occlusion and choriocapillary occlusion. Iritis, scleritis, keratitis, vitritis, posterior scleritis, retinal detachment, occipital lobe ischemia, and migraine-like disturbance have also been reported.[2] Tugcu et al.[3] reported a case of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy as the presenting manifestation of APS. In our neuro-ophthalmological clinical practice, we observed a recovered case of stroke in a young person due to APS, presenting with residual permanent homonymous hemianopia. Khan[1] has highlighted the importance of developing a research tool to ameliorate and prevent APS-induced vascular brain damage. Vitamin D deficiency is common among APS patients and it is associated with clinically defined thrombotic event.[4] Hypovitaminosis D may have a complex origin in APS and may be part of a mosaic of factors that contribute to autoimmunity rather than a consequence of chronic disease and treatment. To conclude, the prognostic value of vitamin D deficiency and therapeutic value of supplementation in APS patients should be clarified by prospective studies.

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1.  Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome manifesting as an orbital ischemic syndrome.

Authors:  M S Vaphiades; W Brock; H H Brown; G Petursson; C T Westfall
Journal:  J Neuroophthalmol       Date:  2001-12       Impact factor: 3.042

2.  Vitamin D supplementation in antiphospholipid syndrome patients.

Authors:  N Venugopal
Journal:  Indian J Ophthalmol       Date:  2015-01       Impact factor: 1.848

3.  Antiphospholipid syndrome is an important modifiable risk factor of stroke in the young.

Authors:  Sujoy Khan
Journal:  Ann Indian Acad Neurol       Date:  2015 Jul-Sep       Impact factor: 1.383

4.  Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy as the presenting manifestation of primary antiphospholipid syndrome.

Authors:  Betul Tugcu; Nur Acar; Cigdem Tanriverdi Coskun; Selda Celik; Fadime Ulviye Yigit
Journal:  Indian J Ophthalmol       Date:  2014-05       Impact factor: 1.848

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