title: [Bilateral stellate neuroretinitis as presenting sign of pheochromocytoma].
abstract: We report the case of a 21-year-old male patient admitted emergently with progressive bilateral severe visual loss for 1 month. Posterior segment examination revealed bilateral stellate neuroretinitis. Infectious serologies were negative, and brain CT was normal. Physical examination was remarkable for malignant hypertension of 220/150 mmHg. Diagnostic work-up revealed a pheochromocytoma documented by histopathological exam upon adrenalectomy. The disc edema and macular exudates resolved once the hypertension was controlled.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie B, CHU Ibn sina, rue Lamfadel Cherkaoui, BP 6527, Rabat, Maroc. Electronic address: sanaa-elhaddad@hotmail.fr.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El Haddad
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Benchekroun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rhafour
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahbeddou
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rhafour
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Imdary
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Idrissi Alami
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soufi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berraho
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012173:Retinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Arterial hypertension; Hypertension artérielle; Neuroretinitis; Neurorétinite; Pheochromocytoma; Phéochromocytome