The Fluorescent Patient: An Unusual Effect of Fluorescein Angiography

Cureus. 2021 May 13;13(5):e15011. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15011.

Abstract

Although fluorescein is widely used for intraoperative angiography, some of its side effects remain obscure. In this report, we present the case of a 41-year-old patient with chronic ischemia caused by moyamoya syndrome who underwent bypass revascularization with intraoperative fluorescein angiography (FA). Immediately after the surgery, the patient presented homogeneous fluorescence of the entire skin. We discuss this curious phenomenon as well as other side effects that may arise due to FA.

Keywords: cerebrovascular diseases; cerebrovascular surgery; fluorescein; fluorescein angiogram; fluorescein angiography; moyamoya; moyamoya angiopathy; open cerebrovascular neurosurgery; sta-mca bypass; vascular neurosurgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports