Hip-implant related chorio-retinal cobalt toxicity.

Ng, Soo K; Ebneter, Andreas; Gilhotra, Jagjit S

Ng, Soo K; Ebneter, Andreas; Gilhotra, Jagjit S.

Indian J Ophthalmol ; 2013 Jan-Feb; 61(1): 35-37

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-145343

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A 39-year-old female with elevated serum cobalt levels from her bilateral hip prostheses presented with a 3-week history of blurred vision in her left eye. Optical coherence tomography revealed patchy degeneration of the photoreceptor-retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) complex. The lesions were hypofluorescent on indocyanine green angiography. We postulate that this is a case of implant-related chorio-retinal cobalt toxicity.

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Adult; Choroid/drug effects; Cobalt/blood; Coloring Agents/diagnosis; Cobalt/adverse effects; Cobalt/toxicity; Female; Fluorescein Angiography/methods; Hip Prosthesis; Humans; Indocyanine Green/diagnosis; Retina/drug effects

Cobalt toxicity; implant related chorio-retinal toxicity; photoreceptor-retinal pigment epithelium degeneration

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Retina / Female / Humans / Fluorescein Angiography / Choroid / Cobalt / Adult / Coloring Agents / Hip Prosthesis / Indocyanine Green Language: English Journal: Indian J Ophthalmol Year: 2013 Type: Article

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