Article ; Online: SURGICAL TREATMENT OF VITREORETINAL COMPLICATIONS DURING DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION SECONDARY TO MENINGOCOCCEMIA.
Retinal cases & brief reports
2020 Volume 16, Issue 4, Page(s) 500–506
Abstract: Purpose: To report a case of the surgical management of vitreoretinal complications during disseminated intravascular coagulation secondary to meningococcemia.: Methods: A case report.: Results: A 25-year-old man presented with loss of vision due ... ...
Abstract | Purpose: To report a case of the surgical management of vitreoretinal complications during disseminated intravascular coagulation secondary to meningococcemia. Methods: A case report. Results: A 25-year-old man presented with loss of vision due to retinal and vitreous hemorrhages during disseminated intravascular coagulation secondary to meningococcemia. Examination revealed the visual acuity to be counting fingers in the right eye and light perception in the left eye. Bilateral vitreous hemorrhages were found on fundus examination. A dome-shaped lesion overlying the macula consistent with a subinternal limiting membrane hemorrhage was seen on optical coherence tomography. Bilateral vitrectomy was performed. Multiple subinternal limiting membrane hemorrhages were evident in the posterior pole. A membrane forceps was used to peel the internal limiting membrane and remove the fibrin under it. The internal limiting membrane and vitreous samples were sent for anatomopathological examination confirming our hypothesis. The peripheral retina revealed bilateral multiple ischemic areas, and argon laser photocoagulation was performed on it. Both eyes were filled with silicone oil. Eight months after surgery, his vision improved to 70 and 65 on the early diabetic retinopathy study scale in the right and left eyes, respectively. Conclusion: Published cases of retinal and vitreous hemorrhages during disseminated intravascular coagulation secondary to meningococcemia are few. There is no specific and codified management of these ocular complications. This case is the first reporting positive visual recovery after surgical treatment. Surgical procedure seems to be effective to treat multiple vitreoretinal hemorrhages secondary to meningococcemia. |
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MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Diabetic Retinopathy/surgery ; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation/complications ; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation/pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Meningococcal Infections/complications ; Retina/pathology ; Vitrectomy/adverse effects ; Vitreous Hemorrhage/etiology ; Vitreous Hemorrhage/pathology ; Vitreous Hemorrhage/surgery |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-06-14 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
ISSN | 1937-1578 |
ISSN (online) | 1937-1578 |
DOI | 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001017 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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