Spontaneous orbital hemorrhage in pregnant women treated with subcutaneous heparin.
OBJECTIVE
To describe two pregnant women who developed spontaneous orbital hemorrhage following treatment with subcutaneous heparin.


METHODS
Case histories and subsequent management of spontaneous orbital hemorrhage.


RESULTS
Both women developed severe unilateral visual loss.


CONCLUSIONS
In spontaneous orbital hemorrhage, anticoagulation therapy such as heparin may contribute to severe hemorrhage and visual loss.
Chang
W J
WJ
Oculoplastics Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, USA.
Nowinski
T S
TS
Repke
C S
CS
Buerger
D G
DG
D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D019315:Retrobulbar Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology
D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin