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Impending Central Retinal Vein Occlusion in a Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
- Source :
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Ocular Immunology & Inflammation . 2020, Vol. 28 Issue 8, p1290-1292. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- To report a case of impending central retinal vein occlusion (iCRVO) in a COVID-19 patient. A 54 years old woman with COVID-19 related pneumonia presented to our emergency department complaining of scotomas and decreased vision in her right eye. Funduscopic examination and multimodal imaging revealed rare retinal hemorrhages, retinal whitening, and fern-like hypo-autofluorescent appearance typical of iCRVO. She had no risk factors other than a transient hyper-coagulability status likely related to the ongoing infection. Systemic treatment with steroids normalized her inflammatory and coagulation status and the occlusion completely resolved. Retinal circulation should be considered as a potential site for thromboembolic complications from COVID-19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *COVID-19
*RETINAL vein occlusion
*OLDER women
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09273948
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Ocular Immunology & Inflammation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147042359
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2020.1807023