Deslocamento de retina na doença hipertensiva específica da gravidez / Retinal detachment in preeclampsia
Arq. bras. cardiol
; 79(2): 183-186, Aug. 2002. ilus
Artigo
em Português, Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-317892
Biblioteca responsável:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Preeclampsia is an obstetric disease of unknown cause that affects approximately 5 percent of pregnant women. The visual system may be affected with variable intensity, being the retinal detachment a rare complication. The retinal detachment in preeclampsia is usually bilateral and serous, and its pathogenesis is related to the choroidal ischemia secondary to an intense arteriolar vasospasm. The majority of patients have complete recovery of vision with clinical management, and surgery is unnecessary. This is a case report of a 27 year old patient who developed the severe form of preeclampsia on her first pregnancy. She had progressive blurred vision, until she could see only shadows. Ophthalmic examination diagnosed spread and bilateral retinal detachment. With blood pressure control at postpartum, the patient had her retina reattached, and recovery of vision
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Pré-Eclâmpsia
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Descolamento Retiniano
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Gravidez
Idioma:
Inglês
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Português
Revista:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Assunto da revista:
Cardiologia
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte/BR