Papillophlebitis in a young male patient with Buerger's disease

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Abstract Clinical case A 27-year-old male with sudden visual loss of OD. He had a past history of heavy smoking, as well as a chronic ischaemia of his left lower limb of one-year onset. This led to a diagnosis of Buerger's disease, which is an inflammatory thrombotic disorder that affects small and medium vessels. The visual acuity (VA) of OD was 0.9, and in the funduscopy a very congestive papilla was observed, along with venous tortuosity, scattered retinal haemorrhages, but without macular oedema. He progressed favourably, with a complete recovery of VA. Discussion Papillophlebitis may be an ocular complication of Buerger's disease.