A rare case of spontaneous hyphema secondary to gestational alloimmune liver disease. J AAPOS 2024 Aug;28(4):103957
Date
06/15/2024Pubmed ID
38876158DOI
10.1016/j.jaapos.2024.103957Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85197806222 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)Abstract
Hyphema is rarely seen in neonates. Although most cases are secondary to instrument-assisted delivery, neonatal hyphema can occur spontaneously or result from an underlying coagulopathy. We report the case of an infant who was born with unilateral hyphema and was subsequently found to have gestational alloimmune liver disease-a condition where maternal antibodies attack the infant's liver, leading to a hypocoagulable state. Our patient was treated with topical prednisolone and cyclopentolate/phenylephrine, with subsequent resolution of the hyphema.
Author List
Ataei Y, Welak SR, Telega GW, Khammar AJAuthors
Alexander Joseph Khammar MD Associate Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of WisconsinGrzegorz W. Telega MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
CyclopentolateDrug Therapy, Combination
Female
Glucocorticoids
Humans
Hyphema
Infant, Newborn
Liver Diseases
Male
Mydriatics
Prednisolone
Pregnancy
