Oclusión bilateral de vena retinal en paciente con hipertensión arterial pulmonar

María Lucía  Urani; Matías  Osaba; Fernando Antonio  Vettorazzi

doi:10.70313/2718.7446.v14.n2.58

Bilateral retinal vein occlusion in a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Authors

María Lucía Urani Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina.
Matías Osaba Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina.
Fernando Antonio Vettorazzi Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70313/2718.7446.v14.n2.58

Keywords:

macitentan, ocular coherence tomography, central retinal vein occlusion, macular edema, primary pulmonary arterial hypertension

Abstract

Purpose: to report a case of bilateral central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) secondary to primary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
Case report: We performed a complete clinical and ophthalmological examination as well as fundoscopy, optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography. Pulmonary arterial hypertension was confirmed by catheterization of the pulmonary artery. Female patient had decreased visual acuity in both eyes in combination with respiratory insufficiency and peripheral cyanosis. The clinical condition and the results from the catheterization confirmed the diagnosis of bilateral CRVO secondary to PAH.
Conclusion: Bilateral CVRO can be one of the consequences of PAH and the treatment of the disease with vasodilators improves the prognosis and visual acuity.

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2021-06-15

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Urani, M.L. , Osaba, M. and Vettorazzi, F.A. 2021. Bilateral retinal vein occlusion in a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Oftalmología Clínica y Experimental. 14, 2 (Jun. 2021). DOI:https://doi.org/10.70313/2718.7446.v14.n2.58.

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2021): SUMARIO

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Casos Clínicos

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