Transient postpartum amaurosis. A report of four cases.
The association between amaurosis and preeclampsia has been extensively documented of late. In four women with amaurosis, the major etiologic factor appeared to be dramatic fluctuations in blood pressure associated with an excessive peripartum blood loss. One patient was found to have an area of cortical infarction, as evidenced by computed tomography. All four patients made a full recovery.
Seaward
G R
GR
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Johannesburg Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, South Africa.
England
M J
MJ
Nagar
A K
AK
Van Gelderen
C J
CJ
D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology*