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Spontaneous orbital hemorrhage in pregnant women treated with subcutaneous heparin
W J Chang1, T S Nowinski, C S Repke
1Oculoplastics Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|December 1, 1996
Abstract
Purpose:
To describe two pregnant women who developed spontaneous orbital hemorrhage following treatment with subcutaneous heparin.
Method:
Case histories and subsequent management of spontaneous orbital hemorrhage.
Results:
Both women developed severe unilateral visual loss.
Conclusion:
In spontaneous orbital hemorrhage, anticoagulation therapy such as heparin may contribute to severe hemorrhage and visual loss.