ABSTRACT
We present the case of an 81-year-old woman who developed a bilateral spontaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage while under treatment with sodium enoxaparin. Temporal suspension of anticoagulant therapy led to an improvement of the choroidal hemorrhage. After three months follow-up, there was a complete reabsorption of the choroidal detachments, but there was a persistent vitreous hemorrhage in the right eye, which had been more severely affected. Pars plana vitrectomy with air tamponade was successfully performed in the right eye. Vision improved to 20/50 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Suprachoroidal hemorrhage is a rare condition with a poor visual prognosis. Reports on the development of suprachoroidal hemorrhage in patients with no predisposing ocular conditions are scarce, and in none were both eyes affected. The case reported herein is, to the best of our knowledge, the first case of bilateral, simultaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage without predisposing ocular factors due to treatment with anticoagulants, with a favourable visual outcome.
Subject(s)
Choroid Hemorrhage , Aged, 80 and over , Choroid Hemorrhage/chemically induced , Eye , Female , Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight , Humans , Visual Acuity , VitrectomyABSTRACT
Presentamos el caso de una paciente de 81 años en tratamiento con enoxaparina sódica, que desarrolló una hemorragia supracoroidea espontánea bilateral. Tras suspender el tratamiento anticoagulante se produjo una mejoría clínica, que se mantuvo incluso tras reiniciar la anticoagulación. Tras 3 meses de seguimiento, la hemorragia coroidea se resolvió completamente en ambos ojos, pero se decidió realizar una vitrectomía pars plana en el ojo derecho de la paciente, el más afectado inicialmente, debido a un hemovítreo persistente. La agudeza visual alcanzada fue de 20/50 en el ojo derecho y 20/20 en el ojo izquierdo. La hemorragia supracoroidea es una entidad poco frecuente, asociada habitualmente a un mal pronóstico visual. Se han descrito pocos casos en la literatura de hemorragia supracoroidea en pacientes sin factores de riesgo oculares, ninguno de ellos bilateral. Este podría ser el primer caso descrito en la literatura de hemorragia supracoroidea bilateral simultánea sin factores oculares predisponentes relacionado con anticoagulantes, resuelto con un buen resultado visual (AU)
We present the case of an 81-year-old woman who developed a bilateral spontaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage while under treatment with sodium enoxaparin. Temporal suspension of anticoagulant therapy led to an improvement of the choroidal hemorrhage. After three months follow-up, there was a complete reabsorption of the choroidal detachments, but there was a persistent vitreous hemorrhage in the right eye, which had been more severely affected. Pars plana vitrectomy with air tamponade was successfully performed in the right eye. Vision improved to 20/50 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Suprachoroidal hemorrhage is a rare condition with a poor visual prognosis. Reports on the development of suprachoroidal hemorrhage in patients with no predisposing ocular conditions are scarce, and in none were both eyes affected. The case reported herein is, to the best of our knowledge, the first case of bilateral, simultaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage without predisposing ocular factors due to treatment with anticoagulants, with a favourable visual outcome (AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Aged, 80 and over , Enoxaparin/adverse effects , Anticoagulants/adverse effects , Choroid Hemorrhage/chemically induced , Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight/adverse effects , VitrectomyABSTRACT
We present the case of an 81-year-old woman who developed a bilateral spontaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage while under treatment with sodium enoxaparin. Temporal suspension of anticoagulant therapy led to an improvement of the choroidal hemorrhage. After three months follow-up, there was a complete reabsorption of the choroidal detachments, but there was a persistent vitreous hemorrhage in the right eye, which had been more severely affected. Pars plana vitrectomy with air tamponade was successfully performed in the right eye. Vision improved to 20/50 in the right eye and 20/20 in the left eye. Suprachoroidal hemorrhage is a rare condition with a poor visual prognosis. Reports on the development of suprachoroidal hemorrhage in patients with no predisposing ocular conditions are scarce, and in none were both eyes affected. The case reported herein is, to the best of our knowledge, the first case of bilateral, simultaneous suprachoroidal hemorrhage without predisposing ocular factors due to treatment with anticoagulants, with a favourable visual outcome.
