Acute angle closure glaucoma following head and orbital trauma
| Autor: | N Sarkies, A G Titchener, Susan Robinson, D M L Tse |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures Photophobia Glaucoma Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Pupil Orbital trauma medicine Craniocerebral Trauma Humans In patient business.industry Head injury General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease eye diseases Surgery Acute angle-closure glaucoma Anesthesia Acute Disease Emergency Medicine Vomiting Female sense organs medicine.symptom Glaucoma Angle-Closure business Orbit |
| Zdroj: | Emergency Medicine Journal. 26:913-913 |
| ISSN: | 1472-0213 1472-0205 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/emj.2008.071720 |
| Popis: | The case is reported of a 52-year-old woman who suffered a minor head injury and orbital trauma and returned 2 days later with a unilateral headache, vomiting and photophobia. This was initially thought to be secondary to her head injury but, once severe visual impairment and a dilated unreactive pupil developed, the true diagnosis became obvious. A diagnosis of acute angle closure glaucoma was made and she was treated with no complications. This case highlights acute angle closure glaucoma as an important diagnosis to consider in patients who present with unilateral headache and dilated pupil after head injury. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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