Recurrent traumatic hyphema due to increased local fibrinolysis.
A 20-year-old male was injured in his right eye by the stopper of a bottle filled with carbonated fruit juice. The contusion caused a recurrent hyphema which lasted approximately 6 weeks and responded to epsilon-aminocaproic acid treatment. Among the investigations for coagulation and fibrinolysis, the only pathological laboratory finding was a shortened plasma euglobulin clot lysis time (1.5 h) which returned to normal (4--5 h) following the epsilon-aminocaproic and treatment.
D000328:Adult; D015119:Aminocaproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence
D001779:Blood Coagulation Factors; D015119:Aminocaproic Acid