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Case Reports
. 1998 Feb;21(2):123-5.

[Bilateral ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to acute ergotism]

[Article in French]
S Sommer  1 , B Delemazure, M Wagner, L Xenard, P Rozot
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  • PMID: 9759393
Case Reports

[Bilateral ischemic optic neuropathy secondary to acute ergotism]

[Article in French]
S Sommer et al. J Fr Ophtalmol. 1998 Feb.

Abstract

We report a case of a 31 year-old man who presented a bilateral ischemic optic neuropathy associated with headaches and severe systemic hypertension. This episode appeared after administration of ergotamine tartrate and macrolides. This medication probably led to a vasospasm which occurs in patients with hypertension. The cardiovascular and serum lipid evaluations were normal. A migraine optic neuropathy can be evoked.

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