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Case Reports
. 2007 Jul-Aug;44(4):245-7.
doi: 10.3928/01913913-20070701-06.

An unusual cause of acute bilateral optic disk swelling with macular star in a 9-year-old girl

Zena Lim I-Linn  1 , Quah Boon Long
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An unusual cause of acute bilateral optic disk swelling with macular star in a 9-year-old girl

Zena Lim I-Linn et al. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2007 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

We report a rare case of bilateral optic disk swelling with macular exudates and cottonwool spots secondary to a pheochromocytoma in a 9-year-old girl. Malignant hypertensive changes in the eyes are uncommon and may sometimes resemble neuroretinitis. Overaggressive treatment of malignant hypertension can cause optic nerve infarction, leading to blindness.

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