Spontaneous Eyeball Rupture in a 94-Year-Old Patient
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 734-737, 2011.
Artigo
em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report a case of spontaneous eye ball rupture without trauma in a 94-year-old patient. CASESUMMARY:
A 94-year-old female patient diagnosed with cataract in both eyes 20 years was referred to this ophthalmologic department for treatment consultation of a painful left eye with spontaneous bleeding. She has used anti-cataract eye drops and artificial tears three times a day for several years without consulting a doctor. Fifteen days prior to presentation, the patient suffered severe left eyeball pain and headache and was diagnosed with acute angle-closure glaucoma secondary to hypermature cataract. She underwnet eviceration after ocular examination and systemic evaluation. Surgical findings included a thin cornea at the inferior limbus and protruding intraocular tissues. Additionally, the eyeball was filled with a blood clot from a choroidal hemorrhage. Morganella morganii were grown in a bacterial swap culture, and a corneal biopsy revealed suppurative inflammation.CONCLUSIONS:
In old age, a thin corneal limbus due to infection and complicated acute angle-closure glaucoma can cause massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage with spontaneous eyeball rupture.
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Assunto principal:
Soluções Oftálmicas
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Ruptura
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Biópsia
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Catarata
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Glaucoma de Ângulo Fechado
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Glaucoma
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Hemorragia da Coroide
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Limbo da Córnea
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Córnea
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Morganella morganii
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Ano de publicação:
2011
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