Association of xerophthalmia, flecked retina, and pseudotumor cerebri caused by hypovitaminosis A

被引：18

作者：

Panozzo, G ^{[1
]}

Babighian, S ^{[1
]}

Bonora, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Verona, Dept Ophthalmol, I-37100 Verona, Italy

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY | 1998年 / 125卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00011-7

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

PURPOSE: To report an unusual case of hypovitaminosis A with bilateral papilledema and flecked retina that regressed after restoration of vitamin A deficiency. METHOD: Case report. A 27-year-old woman had undergone a biliopancreatic bypass for obesity in 1990, In 1995, she presented with bilateral xerophthalmia, bilateral papilledema, and bilateral flecked retina. RESULTS: Laboratory tests demonstrated low serum levels of vitamin A (0.8 mu mol/l) and vitamin E (8.54 mu mol/l). Xerophthalmia, papilledema, and flecked retina disappeared after restoration of normal vitamin A blood levels. CONCLUSION: Hypovitaminosis A after bilio pancreatic bypass for obesity may be associated with xerophthalmia, pseudotumor cerebri, and flecked retina. (C) 1998 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.

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