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  • Title: Spontaneous retrobulbar hemorrhage in type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
    Author: Shaikh S, Braun M, Eliason J.
    Journal: Am J Ophthalmol; 2002 Mar; 133(3):422-4. PubMed ID: 11860990.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To describe a case of spontaneous retrobulbar hemorrhage in type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a disorder characterized by vascular fragility and associated severe bleeding problems. METHODS: Observational case report. Spontaneous unilateral retrobulbar hemorrhage in a 22-year-old man with type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome was documented by clinical and radiographic examination. RESULTS: The retrobulbar hemorrhage was self-limited and resolved without visual sequelae. CONCLUSION: Spontaneous retrobulbar hemorrhage should be recognized as part of the spectrum of type IV Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and clinicians must be alert to diagnosis and treatment of this vision-threatening problem.
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