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Case Reports
. 2006 Oct;41(5):603-4.
doi: 10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80031-1.

Photopsia as a manifestation of digitalis toxicity

Akio Oishi  1 , Kazuaki Miyamoto, Satoshi Kashii, Nagahisa Yoshimura
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Case Reports

Photopsia as a manifestation of digitalis toxicity

Akio Oishi et al. Can J Ophthalmol. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Case report: To present a case of photopsia resulting from digoxin intoxication brought about by dehydration in a 72-year-old woman.

Comments: Ophthalmologists may be the first clinicians to notice the symptoms of digitalis intoxication, which is potentially a life-threatening condition.

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