BB embolus causing monocular blindness in a 9-year-old boy - 02/09/11

Abstract |
PURPOSE: To report a case of monocular blindness resulting from intravascular bullet migration.
DESIGN: Observational case report.
METHODS: A 9-year-old boy presented to the emergency room with a penetrating BB gun injury to the chest.
RESULTS: Carotid angiography localized the bullet to the right internal carotid artery. He subsequently suffered blindness in the right eye, a right pupil-involving third nerve palsy, left hemiparesis, and a probable left homonymous hemianopia.
CONCLUSION: BB gun injuries may result in devastating ophthalmologic as well as systemic consequences due to bullet embolization.
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P. 776-778 - novembre 2002 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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