| Purtscher's retinopathy in pre-eclampsia: a blinding combination. | |
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PMID: 23413093 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Blindness in pregnancy can occur due to cortical infarcts, retinal vascular occlusions and retinal detachment. Purtscher's retinopathy is a rare entity causing visual loss during pregnancy and has so far been reported in association with complicated labor. We report here on a case of Purtscher's retinopathy leading to bilateral blindness in a pre-eclamptic multigravida after an uncomplicated spontaneous delivery. The patient had no visual recovery after 3 months postpartum. Poorly controlled pregnancy-induced hypertension coupled with the hypercoagulable state of pregnancy probably led to a compromised optic nerve microvasculature and loss of retinal autoregulation. Subsequently the acute event of parturition triggered a complement-mediated leucocyte embolization to this already compromised microvasculature resulting in Purtscher's retinopathy. |
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Kirti Singh; Divya Jain; Batriti Wallang |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-2-15 |
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Title: International ophthalmology Volume: - ISSN: 1573-2630 ISO Abbreviation: Int Ophthalmol Publication Date: 2013 Feb |
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Created Date: 2013-2-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7904294 Medline TA: Int Ophthalmol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad Medical College and Affiliated Hospitals, New Delhi, India, mail4kirti@gmail.com. |
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