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Iatrogenic central retinal vein occlusion and hyperviscosity associated with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|January 24, 1998
Purpose:
To describe a patient with iatrogenically induced central retinal vein occlusions secondary to serum hyperviscosity from intravenous immunoglobulin administration.
Method:
Case report.
Results:
The patient developed bilateral central retinal vein occlusions in association with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulins. The central retinal vein occlusions resolved when the immunoglobulins were withheld and serum hyperviscosity decreased.
Conclusion:
Administration of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulins can be associated with hyperviscosity syndrome manifested by central retinal vein occlusion.