title: [Unilateral blindness following injection of aethoxysklerol into the nasal septum with medico-legal consequences].
abstract: A physician was found guilty of negligence after blindness occurred subsequent to an injection of Aethoxysclerol into the nasal septum. A review of the literature on visual impairment after the injection of various substances in the nose and head is given. The incidence and pathogenesis of blindness after intranasal injections are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D009300:Nasal Septum; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols
vernacular_title: Einseitige Erblindung nach Injektion von Aethoxysklerol am Nasenseptum mit forensischen Folgen.