An Unknown Pregnancy Presenting as Vision Loss: A case report
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https://doi.org/10.62856/djcro.v5.9Keywords:
preeclampsia, pregnancy, retinaAbstract
Hypertensive retinopathy (HTR) secondary to preeclampsia can present similarly to non-pregnancy related HTR. Here, we report a case of a patient who presented to our eye clinic for decreased vision bilaterally. Ocular exam and imaging revealed large serous retinal detachments affecting the central macula along with massive intraretinal edema. Due to concern for systemic pathology, the patient was referred to the emergency department (ED), where her blood pressure was found to be 200/110 mmHg. The patient was discovered to be pregnant and diagnosed with preeclampsia with severe features in the third trimester. After delivery of the fetus, the patient had complete resolution of visual symptoms. Since pregnancy-related ophthalmic manifestations are generally mild and reversible, ophthalmologists do not usually consider pregnancy-related disease in patients who are not known to be pregnant. However, it is important to keep these complications on the differential with women of child-bearing age.
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