Spontaneous hyphema in the setting of COVID-19 pneumonia

Joey Chiang; Lawrence Chan; Jeannette Y. Stallworth; Matilda F. Chan

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports (Jun 2022)

Spontaneous hyphema in the setting of COVID-19 pneumonia

Joey Chiang,
Lawrence Chan,
Jeannette Y. Stallworth,
Matilda F. Chan

Affiliations

Joey Chiang: University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
Lawrence Chan: University of California, San Francisco, Department of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, CA, USA
Jeannette Y. Stallworth: University of California, San Francisco, Department of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, CA, USA
Matilda F. Chan: University of California, San Francisco, Department of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, CA, USA; Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Corresponding author. University of California, San Francisco Department of Ophthalmology, Box 4081 490 Illinois Street, Floor 05, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 26
p. 101447

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Purpose: To report a challenging case of spontaneous hyphema in the setting of prone positioning for COVID-19 pneumonia. Observations: A previously healthy patient was concomitantly diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and COVID-19 infection. During his hospitalization he required intubation and prone positioning. Following change from prone to supine positioning, he was noted to have developed a large unilateral spontaneous hyphema. Conclusions and Importance: We present a challenging case of spontaneous hyphema due to a hematologic malignancy in the setting of prone positioning for COVID-19 pneumonia.

Published in American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports

ISSN: 2451-9936 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Ophthalmology
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/american-journal-of-ophthalmology-case-reports/

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