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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2019

A cerebral arteriovenous malformation mistakenly diagnosed as dry eye and glaucoma: a case report.

Shuhao Shen, Xiaoyong Liu, Jian Chen, Chengyou Yang, Changzheng Shi, Qing Zhou

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shuhao ShenThe Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, No. 613, Huangpu Avenue, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Xiaoyong LiuThe Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, No. 613, Huangpu Avenue, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Jian ChenThe Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, No. 613, Huangpu Avenue, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Chengyou YangThe Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Changzheng ShiMedical Imaging Division of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Qing ZhouThe Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, No. 613, Huangpu Avenue, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Kerryzh@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5234-6383
First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University · CN

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Guangdong Science and Technology Department 2015A020212026Jinan University 21617480National Natural Science Foundation of China 81870637
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo report the first case of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) with ocular symptoms and review the characteristics of this case and the main point of confusion for the diagnosis of such a case. CASE PRESENTATION: A 58-year-old woman presented to the ophthalmology clinic with 1 and a half years of right eye redness, ocular hypertension and recurrent headache. One and a half years ago she was diagnosed with right eye dry eye and glaucoma and had received treatment according to this diagnosis. However, none of the treatments led to any improvement in redness and headache. Physical examination revealed dry eye and severe corkscrew hyperaemia with dilated vessels in the right eye. The results of fundoscopic examination of both eyes were normal. After we considered that the symptoms may be related to abnormal intracranial vessels, computed tomography angiography and venography (CTA + CTV) were performed, and the results showed an arteriovenous malformation in the right parietal-occipital area in the brain. The AVM was definitively located by further examination with digital subtraction angiography (DSA). After AVM endovascular embolism treatment, the conjunctival congestion of the right eye was significantly relieved, and the intraocular pressure decreased to normal.

conclusionIn clinical practice, when corkscrew hyperaemia accompanied by neurological symptoms is found, cerebral vascular diseases might be considered. In this case, the ophthalmologist's diagnosis should combine disease history and imaging examination.

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Diagnostic ErrorsAngiography, Digital SubtractionCerebral AngiographyDiagnosis, DifferentialDry Eye SyndromesFemaleGlaucomaHumansIntracranial Arteriovenous MalformationsIntraocular PressureMiddle AgedNeurosurgical ProceduresOccipital LobecAVMDSAGlaucomaHyperaemia

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