TY - JOUR
T1 - Serous retinal detachment as an early presentation of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
AU - Nanayakkara, Prabath
AU - Gans, Reinold O B
AU - Reichert-Thoen, José
AU - Ter Wee, Pieter M.
PY - 2000/10/1
Y1 - 2000/10/1
N2 - A 23-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain and blurred vision in both eyes. Fundoscopy revealed large bullous detachments of her neurosensory retina with shifting subretinal fluids bilaterally. Laboratory studies showed a hemoglobin of 6.5 mmol/l, thrombocytes 20 x 10 9/l, and LDH 1098 U/l. A peripheral blood smear revealed red blood cell fragmentation. A diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura was made. The patient was treated with four sessions of plasmapheresis followed by plasma infusions, which resulted in a complete recovery. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.
AB - A 23-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain and blurred vision in both eyes. Fundoscopy revealed large bullous detachments of her neurosensory retina with shifting subretinal fluids bilaterally. Laboratory studies showed a hemoglobin of 6.5 mmol/l, thrombocytes 20 x 10 9/l, and LDH 1098 U/l. A peripheral blood smear revealed red blood cell fragmentation. A diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura was made. The patient was treated with four sessions of plasmapheresis followed by plasma infusions, which resulted in a complete recovery. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.
KW - Blurred vision
KW - Retinal detachment
KW - Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033807181&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0953-6205(00)00109-6
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0953-6205(00)00109-6
M3 - Article
SN - 0953-6205
VL - 11
SP - 286
EP - 288
JO - European Journal of Internal Medicine
JF - European Journal of Internal Medicine
IS - 5
ER -