Bilateral Exudative Retinal Detachment in HELLP Syndrome

Bilateral Exudative Retinal Detachment in HELLP Syndrome

The HELLP syndrome is a pregnancy complication, life-threatening for mother and child, characterized by hypertension, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets. Blurred vision is the most common visual complaint. A rare case of bilateral exudative retinal detachment associated with the HELLP syndrome is described in a 30-year-old Caucasian woman at 33 weeks' gestation. The retinal detachment did...

Bilateral exudative retinal detachment with choroidopathy in malignant hypertension.

bilateral exudative retinal detachment secondary to bilateral choroidal metastasis of bilateral breast carcinoma

exudative retinal detachment (erd) may be seen with many ocular pathologies including malignancies. among malignant causes, metastases of breast and lung carcinoma are most common. a 50-year-old woman referred to our clinic with history of decreased visual acuity in her right eye since 3 months before referral. the visual acuity was counting fingers at 2 meters and 6/10 in the right and left ey...

Surgical implications in exudative retinal detachment

Background Surgeries for retinal reattachment form the main stay of treatment for rhegmatogenous, tractional and combined retinal detachment. However, they do not form the first line of management in exudative retinal detachment. Massive exudative retinal detachment not responding to the conventional line of treatment or not permitting the performance of conventional line of treatment is chosen...

Exudative retinal detachment and primary pulmonary hypertension.

CASE REPORT A 60 year old woman who was seen in the emergency department due to sudden loss of vision in left eye. The fundoscopy study showed exudative retinal detachment. The patient referred to dyspnea and peripheral edema of one year duration during the anamnesis. The systematic study revealed the existence of pulmonary hypertension, and she was given diuretic treatment (furosemide). After ...