Venous stasis retinopathy complicating a case of cavernous-carotid fistula with an initial normal computed tomography angiogram of the brain

Carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) can be spontaneous or due to trauma. Due to its complication to the eye, diagnosis and intervention should not be delayed. We report a case of an elderly female who presented with left eye redness with gradual onset of protrusion over the same eye. She was suspecte...

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Main Authors: Cheng, TC, Jemaima Che Hamzah, Safinaz Mohd Khialdin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16291/1/28_ms0366_pdf_48688.pdf
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description Carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) can be spontaneous or due to trauma. Due to its complication to the eye, diagnosis and intervention should not be delayed. We report a case of an elderly female who presented with left eye redness with gradual onset of protrusion over the same eye. She was suspected to have CCF with the clinical presentation. Nevertheless, she had a normal computed tomography diagnosis of CCF was confirmed. However, due to delay in diagnosis and treatment, the patient developed venous stasis retinopathy and neovascular glaucoma. Her vision remained poor despite aggressive systemic and ocular treatments. This case report is to emphasise the importance of clinical suspicion of a disease despite a normal imaging. This is to prevent irreversible blindness and other systemic complications. angiogram of the brain. Later, she was scheduled for cerebral angiography and the
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spelling ukm.eprints-162912021-03-16T01:48:06Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16291/ Venous stasis retinopathy complicating a case of cavernous-carotid fistula with an initial normal computed tomography angiogram of the brain Cheng, TC Jemaima Che Hamzah, Safinaz Mohd Khialdin, Carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) can be spontaneous or due to trauma. Due to its complication to the eye, diagnosis and intervention should not be delayed. We report a case of an elderly female who presented with left eye redness with gradual onset of protrusion over the same eye. She was suspected to have CCF with the clinical presentation. Nevertheless, she had a normal computed tomography diagnosis of CCF was confirmed. However, due to delay in diagnosis and treatment, the patient developed venous stasis retinopathy and neovascular glaucoma. Her vision remained poor despite aggressive systemic and ocular treatments. This case report is to emphasise the importance of clinical suspicion of a disease despite a normal imaging. This is to prevent irreversible blindness and other systemic complications. angiogram of the brain. Later, she was scheduled for cerebral angiography and the Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16291/1/28_ms0366_pdf_48688.pdf Cheng, TC and Jemaima Che Hamzah, and Safinaz Mohd Khialdin, (2020) Venous stasis retinopathy complicating a case of cavernous-carotid fistula with an initial normal computed tomography angiogram of the brain. Medicine & Health, 15 (2). pp. 313-320. ISSN 2289-5728 https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/15/2
spellingShingle Cheng, TC
Jemaima Che Hamzah,
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Venous stasis retinopathy complicating a case of cavernous-carotid fistula with an initial normal computed tomography angiogram of the brain
title Venous stasis retinopathy complicating a case of cavernous-carotid fistula with an initial normal computed tomography angiogram of the brain
title_full Venous stasis retinopathy complicating a case of cavernous-carotid fistula with an initial normal computed tomography angiogram of the brain
title_fullStr Venous stasis retinopathy complicating a case of cavernous-carotid fistula with an initial normal computed tomography angiogram of the brain
title_full_unstemmed Venous stasis retinopathy complicating a case of cavernous-carotid fistula with an initial normal computed tomography angiogram of the brain
title_short Venous stasis retinopathy complicating a case of cavernous-carotid fistula with an initial normal computed tomography angiogram of the brain
title_sort venous stasis retinopathy complicating a case of cavernous carotid fistula with an initial normal computed tomography angiogram of the brain
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16291/1/28_ms0366_pdf_48688.pdf
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