Venous stasis retinopathy after long-standing menorrhagia.
It is uncommon for visual symptoms to be the initial presentation after long-standing menorrhagia. In this case, menorrhagia secondary to leiomyomata gave rise to a severe iron deficiency anemia. A VSR followed that resolved quickly after transfusion. A hysterectomy was performed for definitive treatment.
D000328:Adult; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications