Deslocamento de retina na doença hipertensiva específica da gravidez / Retinal detachment in preeclampsia
Arq. bras. cardiol
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79(2): 183-186, Aug. 2002. ilus
Artículo
en Portugués, Inglés
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| ID: lil-317892
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
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Asunto principal:
Preeclampsia
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Desprendimiento de Retina
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Embarazo
Idioma:
Inglés
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Portugués
Revista:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Asunto de la revista:
Cardiología
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte/BR
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