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¹Asist. Dr., İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Göz Kliniği, İzmir - TÜRKİYE
²Yrd. Doç. Dr., İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, İzmir - TÜRKİYE
³Uz. Dr., İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Göz Kliniği, İzmir - TÜRKİYE
⁴Prof. Dr., İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, İzmir - TÜRKİYE
⁵Doç. Dr., İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Patoloji Kliniği, İzmir - TÜRKİYE Leukocytoclastic vasculitis is an immune complex-mediated small vessel vasculitis. It typically causes ?palpable purpura? of the skin and involvement of mucous membranes, lungs, brain, heart, gastrointestinal tract, and kidney and muscle. Polymorphonuclear leukocyte cell infi ltration in the walls of the blood vessels of the skin and other affected organs as determined by biopsy is one of the histopathologic fi ndings. Ocular involvement is rare. We present a leucocytoclastic vasculitis case with bilateral optic disc edema and right inferior temporal branch retinal vein occlusion. Keywords : Branch retinal vein occlusion, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, leukocytoclastic vasculitis, macular edema, optic disc edema