| Autor: |
Aimara Beades Martínez, Abel Fortún Campo, Madelayne Méndez Pimentel, Mauricio Casillas Villaseñor |
| Jazyk: |
Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 606-613 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1561-3194 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: carotid-cavernous fistula is the abnormal communication between the carotid arteries and the cavernous sinus that provokes variable ocular association. Case report: a 55-year-old male patient with a history of Down syndrome and chronic hypertension who spontaneously developed proptosis of the right eye and was referred to the neuro-ophthalmology clinic. After a meticulous ophthalmological examination and supported by neuro-imaging studies, a diagnosis of carotid-cavernous fistula of the right eye of low flow was reached. Conclusions: a patient with a low-flow carotid-cavernous fistula associated with poorly controlled hypertension was reported, an uncommon clinical condition that should be considered during the assessment of a patient with proptosis not associated with external trauma or surgery. |
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