C-Shaped Scotoma after Complicated Cesarean Section: A Case of Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy.

Acute macular neuroretinopathy Cesarean section Epinephrine Retinal microvasculature Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography

Journal

Case reports in ophthalmology
ISSN: 1663-2699
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Ophthalmol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101532006

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Historique:
received: 07 08 2019
accepted: 20 10 2019
entrez: 9 1 2020
pubmed: 9 1 2020
medline: 9 1 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN) is a rare retinal disease that produces transient or permanent visual impairment and occurs predominantly in young, Caucasian women of childbearing age. It is often characterized by wedge-like macular lesions. Although the cause of AMN is unknown, recent research suggests a microvascular etiology. Various vascular pathologies, including post-viral illness, oral contraceptives, and use of vasoconstrictive agents, have been associated with AMN. We present a case of a woman with C-shaped visual field defects in both eyes after inadvertent exposure to intravenous high-dose epinephrine during onset of spinal anesthesia. At present, only 8 cases of AMN after exposure to epinephrine have been described in literature. To our knowledge, this is the first case of AMN that presented following epinephrine injection during childbirth.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31911780
doi: 10.1159/000504289
pii: cop-0010-0391
pmc: PMC6940446
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

391-396

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2019 by S. Karger AG, Basel.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

There are no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Auteurs

Teresa Rauchegger (T)

Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

Georgios Blatsios (G)

Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

Gertrud Haas (G)

Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

Günther Putz (G)

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

Claus Zehetner (C)

Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.

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