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Postpartum pulmonary embolus as an unusual cause of cortical blindness
R J Stiller1, S Leone-Tomaschoff, J Cuteri
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bridgeport Hospital, CT 06610.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|March 1, 1990
A pregnant patient was delivered by cesarean section with blindness occurring in the postoperative period. Diagnostic evaluation revealed the presence of massive pulmonary embolus associated with cardiogenic shock. The differential diagnosis of blindness during pregnancy is discussed.
A pregnant patient was delivered by cesarean section with blindness occurring in the postoperative period. Diagnostic evaluation revealed the presence of massive pulmonary embolus associated with cardiogenic shock. The differential diagnosis of blindness during pregnancy is discussed.