Vitreous Hemorrhage following High-Altitude Retinopathy.


Journal

Case reports in ophthalmological medicine
ISSN: 2090-6722
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Ophthalmol Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101581018

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2021
Historique:
received: 19 05 2021
accepted: 04 08 2021
entrez: 23 8 2021
pubmed: 24 8 2021
medline: 24 8 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

To report a case of high-altitude retinopathy with vitreous hemorrhage. An apparently healthy 29-year-old boy presented with a history of floater and slight diminution of vision in the left eye after climbing the mountain 4760 meters high. The visual acuity at presentation was 20/20 in the right eye and 20/30 in the left eye. Anterior segment findings of both eyes were unremarkable. Fundus evaluation revealed bilaterally dilated major retinal veins. The right eye revealed clear, quiet vitreous, healthy macula, and pink and smooth optic disc. There was fresh vitreous hemorrhage confined just one disc diameter away at the superior and inferior part of the optic nerve in the left eye. The macula and optic nerve head of this eye grossly looked normal. Complete blood count, haemoglobin, ESR, CRP, sugar, renal function test, lipid panel, and serology for HIV, HCV, VDRL, and HBsAg were normal. The Mantoux test and chest X-ray also revealed normal findings. Physician consultation did not reveal other abnormalities. On the 3 Vitreous hemorrhage following climbing high altitude can be one of the manifestations of high-altitude retinopathy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34422422
doi: 10.1155/2021/7076190
pmc: PMC8371664
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

7076190

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021 Arjun Shrestha et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None of the authors has any conflicting interests to disclose.

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Auteurs

Arjun Shrestha (A)

BP Eye Foundation, Hospital for Children, Eye, ENT & Rehabilitation Services, Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Rinkal Suwal (R)

BP Eye Foundation, Hospital for Children, Eye, ENT & Rehabilitation Services, Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Biju Shrestha (B)

Department of Physiology, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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