Irreversible Loss of Vision in a Child due to Occipital Infarction after Gastroenteritis

Ahmad M Mansour; Dana Hasbini; Muhammad H Younis; M Tariq Bhatti

doi:10.1159/000381258

Irreversible Loss of Vision in a Child due to Occipital Infarction after Gastroenteritis

Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2015 Mar 24;6(1):106-9. doi: 10.1159/000381258. eCollection 2015 Jan-Apr.

Authors

Ahmad M Mansour¹, Dana Hasbini², Muhammad H Younis¹, M Tariq Bhatti³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Rafik Hariri University Hospital and American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
² Pediatric Neurology Service, Department of Neurology, Rafik Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon.
³ Departments of Ophthalmology and Neurology, Duke Eye Center and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., USA.

Abstract

A 2½-year-old girl developed a bilateral occipital infarct following severe gastroenteritis with bilateral vision of light perception. Evaluations for sickle cell anemia, hemolytic anemia and coagulopathies were negative. Cortical blindness is an uncommon but dramatic complication of gastroenteritis, hence the need of prompt hydration and other supportive measures to avoid irreversible visual loss or mental sequela.

Keywords: Gastroenteritis; Occipital infarct; Visual recovery.

Publication types

Case Reports