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[Bilateral ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to acute ergotism]
S Sommer1, B Delemazure, M Wagner
1Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital N.D. de Bonsecours, Metz.
Journal Francais D'Ophtalmologie
|October 6, 1998
Abstract:
We report a case of a 31 year-old man who presented a bilateral ischemic optic neuropathy associated with headaches and severe systemic hypertension. This episode appeared after administration of ergotamine tartrate and macrolides. This medication probably led to a vasospasm which occurs in patients with hypertension. The cardiovascular and serum lipid evaluations were normal. A migraine optic neuropathy can be evoked.