Post-COVID Wernicke's presenting as bilateral vision loss.
| Autor: | Shepherd E; Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, USA., Smyth D; Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, USA., Sterenstein A; Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, USA., Dorsch A; Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, USA., Mizen T; Rush University Medical Center, 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | American journal of ophthalmology case reports [Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep] 2022 Mar; Vol. 25, pp. 101271. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 20. |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101271 |
| Abstrakt: | Purpose: This case report represents poor nutritional intake and vomiting secondary to COVID-19 resulting in Wernicke's syndrome and blindness. Observations: We report the case of a 36 year old with a post-COVID episode of acute-subacute onset bilateral blindness ultimately diagnosed as Wernicke's syndrome based on MRI findings and clinical response to high dose IV thiamine supplementation. Conclusions and Importance: Given this patient's dramatic presentation of no light perception vision in both eyes and resolution of symptoms with treatment, it is reasonable to consider thiamine deficiency in any individual who presents with acute-subacute onset vision loss, particularly when the history is suggestive of potential nutritional deficiency. Competing Interests: No authors has any conflicts of interest. (© 2022 Published by Elsevier Inc.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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