title: Central retinal artery occlusion and irreversible blindness due to paranasal sinus infection in a pregnant woman.
abstract: Paranasal sinus infections can cause severe orbital complications leading to blindness. The mechanism for blindness with paranasal sinus infection can involve thrombophlebitis ischemia by valveless orbital veins, pressure ischemia resulting in central artery occlusion, or optic neuritis as a reaction to adherent infection. We present a case of orbital cellulitis leading to central retinal artery occlusion and blindness in a 30-week pregnant woman.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ismi
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vayisoglu
authors.forename: Erdem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dinc
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unal
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D054517:Orbital Cellulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*