Bilateral Retinal Detachments Caused by Severe Preeclampsia Diagnosed with Point-of-Care Ultrasound.
Bilateral retinal detachments are a rare complication of preeclampsia. We present a case report of a patient with an unknown pregnancy who presented with acute bilateral vision loss and elevated blood pressure. Point-of-care ocular ultrasound revealed bilateral retinal detachments. She was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia and taken for an urgent caesarean section with the delivery of a 26-week-old infant.
*Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,Toronto,ON.
Jordan
J
Chenkin
†University of Toronto,Toronto,ON.
Claire L
CL
Heslop
†University of Toronto,Toronto,ON.
Cori R
CR
Atlin
†University of Toronto,Toronto,ON.
Michael
M
Romano
*Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,Toronto,ON.
Tomislav
T
Jelic
D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
preeclampsia; retinal detachment; ultrasonography