Massive ocular hemorrhage resulting in blindness in a patient with the sickle cell trait who developed leptospirosis. Case report
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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42(5): 287-9, Sept.-Oct. 2000. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
This case report describes the findings of a 18 year-old black male from Bahia, a Northeastern state in Brazil, with the sickle cell trait, who developed bilateral hyphema and vitreous hemorrhage with blindness in the course of leptospirosis. The patient started to complain of blurred vision four days after the start of fever and muscular pain and approximately twelve hours after the introduction of penicillin. The severity of the leptospirosis in conjunction with sickle cell trait was considered to be the most likely explanation for this ocular complication
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LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Hémorragie du vitré
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Cécité
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Drépanocytose
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Leptospirose
Type d'étude:
Etude d'étiologie
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Étude observationnelle
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Étude pronostique
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Adolescent
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Thème du journal:
Médecine tropicale
Année:
2000
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública/BR
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Universidade Federal da Bahia/BR
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