Liječnički vjesnik, Vol. 132 No. 7-8, 2010.
Case report
HAEMOSIDEROSIS BULBI IN A PATIENT WITH MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME (MDS RAEB – 1)
ANDREJA LUKENDA
ZDENKO BUJGER
ANA BAJER-FEKETIĆ
SHKELQIM KICA
IGOR PETRIČEK
Abstract
Haemosiderosis bulbi is a degenerative condition of the eye bulb caused by the toxic effects of an intracellular accumulation of haemosiderin. Haemosiderin is a product of the decomposition of haemoglobin. The most common and severe damage takes place in the epithelial cells of the eye tissues. Haemosiderosis bulbi is a complication of the long existing haemophthalmus, the intravitreal bleeding, which is neither spontaneously resorbed nor operatively removed. The condition is characterized by the loss of light perception and the reddish colour of the intrabulbar tissues. The cause of the haemophthalmus in our patient is protracted anaemia due to pre-existing myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS RAEB – 1).
Keywords
Hemosiderosis – etiology, pathology; Eye diseases – etiology, pathology; Eye – pathology; Hemorrhage – complications, etiology; Myelodysplastic syndromes – complications; Anemia, refractory, with excess of blasts – complications
Hrčak ID:
63588
URI
Publication date:
31.8.2010.
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