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Central retinal vein thrombosis associated with resistance to activated protein C
R Dhôte1, C Bachmeyer, M H Horellou
1Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|September 1, 1995
Abstract
Purpose/Methods:
Activated protein C resistance was recently described as a major cause of venous thrombosis. We observed a central retinal vein thrombosis in a woman with activated protein C resistance.
Results/Conclusion:
DNA analysis showed the patient to be heterozygous for the factor V gene mutation, which is related to activated protein C resistance. Patients with retinal vein thrombosis should be examined for activated protein C resistance.