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Idiopathic combined retinal vessels occlusion in a pregnant woman: a case report.

Mohammadreza Mehrabi BaharSeyedeh Noushin Ghalandarpoor-AttarAzadeh ShabaniSedigheh HantoushzadehSeyed Ali TabatabaeiSeyedeh Mojgan Ghalandarpoor-Attar
Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2022)
Ocular vascular occlusion is extremely rare among young adults, and even rarer among pregnant women. According to this, any suspected retinal vascular event in this population should raise suspicion for underlying diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, migraine, preeclampsia syndrome, and thrombophilia. However, as seen in this presented case, idiopathic ocular vascular occlusion events can occur also.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • optic nerve
  • optical coherence tomography
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • type diabetes
  • blood pressure
  • cardiovascular disease
  • case report
  • early onset
  • pregnant women