Bilateral Bullous Retinal Detachment in a Case of Preeclampsia

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  • Catarina Policiano
  • Inês Pereira
  • Cláudia Araújo
  • Alexandre Valentim-Lourenço
  • Luís M. Graça

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https://doi.org/10.17140/GOROJ-1-102

Abstract

A 30-year-old caucasian primigravida was diagnosed with arterial hypertension at 34 weeks of gestation. At 36th week, labor induction was performed for severe preeclampsia. During labor, blood pressure was controlled with labetalol and convulsion prophylaxis was performed with magnesium sulfate. She had a vaginal delivery without complications and forty-eight hours later complained of intense fronto-occipital headache, blurred vision and metamorphopsia with a sudden decrease in visual acuity. Blood pressure during the postpartum period was 170/110 mm Hg.

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2014-11-14

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Catarina Policiano, Inês Pereira, Cláudia Araújo, Alexandre Valentim-Lourenço, & Luís M. Graça. (2014). Bilateral Bullous Retinal Detachment in a Case of Preeclampsia. Gynecology and Obstetrics Research, 1(1), 6–7. https://doi.org/10.17140/GOROJ-1-102

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014): Volume 1 Issue 1 2014

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