Antiphospholipid syndrome and retinal vein occlusion
| Autor: | Christian Campos, Alinne Maria Camargos da Costa, Homero Gusmão de Almeida, Roberto Martins Gonçalves |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Visual acuity Retinal Vein genetic structures Glaucoma Fundus (eye) Retinal vein occlusion Antiphospholipid syndrome Internal medicine Occlusion medicine Retinal Vascular Occlusion Case reports medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.disease Fluorescein angiography eye diseases Surgery Ophthalmology Automotive Engineering Cardiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia v.68 n.2 2009 Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia (SBO) instacron:SBO |
| ISSN: | 1982-8551 |
| Popis: | A 34-year-old white man presented with a sudden unilateral recurrent visual loss. Fundus examination and fluorescein angiography revealed severe retinal vein occlusion. An antiphospholipid syndrome was discovered during etiological check up. A mutation of Leiden V factor was discovered and the patient started long term anticoagulation after the second occlusive event. However, secondary neovascular glaucoma has developed and despite treatment the affected eye had an important reduction of visual acuity. The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate that retinal vascular occlusion can be the initial manifestation of the antiphospholipid syndrome and that its diagnosis is important because this disease generally affects young people and may endanger ocular and vital prognosis. This diagnosis may imply a long lasting anticoagulative or antiaggregative treatment to reduce the risk of recurrent thrombotic events. |
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