Proliferative retinopathy and toxemia of pregnancy.
Retinopathy occurring during toxemia of pregnancy generally shows the features of hypertensive retinopathy. The authors describe the case of a patient with bilateral peripheral neovascularizations following toxemia of pregnancy. The likely pathogenesis is ascribed to the development of ischemic areas, which can be determined by microthrombus formation. Presently, low-grade disseminated intravascular coagulation is considered very important in the pathogenesis of toxemia of pregnancy. After panretinal fluorangiography, a selective photocoagulation of ischemic areas was performed. The regression of neovascularizations was observed after one month. No similar case report could be found in the literature.
D000328:Adult; D005123:Eye / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008028:Light Coagulation; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy