A Shot of Adrenaline

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Identifier walsh_2009_s3_c4
Title A Shot of Adrenaline
Creator Mays Antoine El-Dairi
Subject Macula Lutea; Scotoma; Retinal Diseases; Retinal Vessels; Macular Edema; Sympathomimetics; Neurotoxicity Syndromes
History A 21-year old female with a 6-day history of blurred vision OU. Previous history significant to visual complaint after epinephrine injection for hives.
Pathology Thinning of macular ring with focal atrophy.
Disease/Diagnosis Acute macular neuroretinopathy
Clinical VA: 20/40 OD, 20/30 OS: Color plates: 9.5/10 OD, 7/10 OS
Presenting Symptom Blurred vision OU
Neuroimaging MRI
Date 2009-02
References 1. Turbeville, SD, Cowan LD and Gass JD, Acute macular neuroretinopathy: a review of the literature, Surv Ophthalmol, 2003, 481, 1-11. 2. O'Brien, DM, Farmer SG, Kalina RE and Leon JA, Acute macular neuroretinopathy following intravenous sympathomimetics, Retina, 1989, 94, 281-286. 3. Desai, UR, Sudhamathi K and Natarajan S, Intravenous epinephrine and acute macular neuroretinopathy, Arch Ophthalmol, 1 993, 1118, 1 026-1 027.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 41st Annual Frank Walsh Society Meeting
Relation is Part of Session 3, Case 4, Walsh Session, NANOS 2009
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/index3.html
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-6535
Rights Management Copyright 2002. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178736
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gx4fdf
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