INDUCIBLE TRANSIENT CENTRAL RETINAL ARTERY VASOSPASM: A CASE REPORT.
Journal
Retinal cases & brief reports
ISSN: 1937-1578
Titre abrégé: Retin Cases Brief Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101298744
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
pubmed:
29
9
2017
medline:
4
2
2021
entrez:
29
9
2017
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To report a case of inducible transient central retinal artery vasospasm with associated imaging. Observational case report. A 51-year-old man presented for outpatient follow-up for recurrent inducible transient vision loss in his right eye. He experienced an episode during examination and was found to have central retinal artery vasospasm. Fundus photography and fluorescein angiography obtained during his vasospastic attack confirmed retinal arterial vasospasm. Treatment with a calcium-channel blocker (nifedipine) has been effective in preventing recurrent attacks. Idiopathic primary vasospasm is a rare cause of transient vision loss that is difficult to confirm because of the transient nature. We obtained imaging showing the initiation and resolution of the vasospastic event. The patient was then successfully treated with a calcium-channel blocker.
Identifiants
pubmed: 28957956
doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000636
pii: 01271216-202001420-00017
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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