| Identifier |
walsh_2011_s4_c2 |
| Title |
Some Hairy Gossyp |
| Creator |
Ivey Thornton; Dean Cestari; Simmons Lessell, Joseph Rizzo |
| Affiliation |
Massachusettes Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA |
| Subject |
Mitral Valve; Embolism; Retina; Vision Disorders; Endocarditis; Gossypium; Foreign-Body Reaction |
| History |
A 13-year old female with a perceived whiteness affecting her right field of vision. Previous history significant for seizure-like spikes affecting sleep and ventricular and atrial septal defects, the latter of which, surgically repaired. |
| Pathology |
Calcified cotton Gossypium hirsutum pledgets at the base of the mitral valve. |
| Disease/Diagnosis |
Recurrent fibrinous retinal emboli OD, secondary to endocarditis from infected retained foreign material from prior cardiac surgery |
| Clinical |
VA: 20/10 OU; Full visual field OS; Inferior visual field defect OD |
| Presenting Symptom |
Transient loss of vision OD |
| Neuroimaging |
CT; MRI |
| Treatment |
Surgery; IV Anti-bacterial agents |
| Date |
2011-02 |
| References |
N/A |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
43rd Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS Annual Meeting Frank B. Walsh Sessions; 2011 |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6348p8q |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID |
179041 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6348p8q |
