非动脉炎前面缺血光学神经病变的后果来自潜在的COVID-19相关的凝血病
Sanad Naber1, Nadia Alinaghizadeh1, Amy Kotecha2
1Department of Research and Scholarly Activity, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ivins, USA.
Cureus
|February 12, 2024
概括
一名绝经后的妇女在COVID-19后发展出非动脉炎前部缺血性视神经病变 (NAION). 这一案例表明SARS-CoV-2感染和视力丧失之间存在潜在联系,突出了可能的眼科并发症.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 神经学 神经学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 由SARS-CoV-2引起的COVID-19可以引发严重的炎症并增加血栓事件的风险.
- 非动脉炎前侧缺血视神经病变 (NAION) 是突然视力丧失的主要原因.
研究的目的:
- 报告COVID-19感染后发生的NAION病例.
- 为了探索COVID-19和NAION之间的潜在联系.
- 为了突出COVID-19的潜在眼科并发症.
主要方法:
- 一个绝经后女性患者的病例报告.
- 临床检查和神经成像 (大脑和轨道的MRI).
- 在排除其他视神经病变后,对NAION的诊断.
主要成果:
- 患者在右眼出现了突然的外周视力丧失.
- 核磁共振扫描排除了视神经炎和多发性硬化症.
- 在COVID-19感染后七个月内,NAION被诊断出患有COVID-19感染.
结论:
- 这个案例表明COVID-19和NAION之间存在潜在的关联.
- 由于COVID-19引起的炎症可能会导致导致NAION的血栓事件.
- COVID-19和NAION之间的因果关系需要进一步调查.
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