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Neuro-ophthalmological findings in TAFRO syndrome in a patient from South America, a variant of multicentric Castleman’s disease

Abstract:

Background: To report the neuro-ophthalmological findings in the TAFRO syndrome in a South American patient. Methods: This is a case report of a patient with TAFRO syndrome. Results: We present the case of a 66-year-old woman with TAFRO syndrome and multicentric Castleman disease, who developed ophthalmic manifestations, as a rare complication, including optic disk edema and serous retinal detachment, which improved with conventional therapy. Conclusions: The optic disk edema could be present as a neuro-ophthalmological finding in TAFRO syndrome. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the ophthalmic manifestations in the TAFRO syndrome.