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Nutritional anemia as a cause of reversible blindness
- Source :
- Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp 193-196 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020.
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Abstract
- We report a case of 42-year-old male presented with acute onset breathlessness and blurring of vision in both eyes. Upon evaluation, the patient is found to have vitamin B12 and iron deficiency anemia; ophthalmoscopic examination revealed bilateral preretinal hemorrhages and Roth spots. This case documents the occurrence of retinopathy in nutritional dimorphic anemia causing blindness which is reversible after correction of anemia.
- Subjects :
- anemic retinopathy
b12 deficiency
pancytopenia
roth spots
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22778632
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f54f46040acf4531ac31a3203a7cadcd
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/JDRNTRUHS.JDRNTRUHS_102_19