BILATERAL INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE SECONDARY TO CEREBRAL VENOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS

Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2018;12(3):216-218. doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000458.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of bilateral intraocular hemorrhage secondary to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with no associated intracranial hemorrhage.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A 32-year-old Asian gentleman presented with left reduced vision as a result of a left subhyaloid macular hemorrhage associated with severe headache. Right retinal hemorrhages were also present. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography brain imaging demonstrated cerebral transverse venous sinus thrombosis.

Conclusion: Intraocular hemorrhage has previously been described in association with intracranial hemorrhage and in particular subarachnoid hemorrhage (Terson syndrome). We describe a similar clinical picture in the context of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with no associated intracranial hemorrhage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Macula Lutea / pathology
  • Male
  • Retinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / complications*