| Thrombocytopenia after Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection for Macular Edema in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. |
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Soo Han Lee, Lock Hyun Ju, Jung Hoon Yum, Jin Hyoung Kim, Doh Hyung Lee, Jong Hyun Lee |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan, Korea. ophtha@naver.com |
| 망막분지정맥폐쇄에 합병된 황반부종에서 유리체강내 베바시주맙 주입 후 발생한 혈소판감소 1예 |
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이수한⋅주락현⋅염정훈⋅김진형⋅이도형⋅이종현 |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Ilsan, Korea |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
To report a rare case of thrombocytopenia after intravitreal bevacizumab injection (IVBI) in a patient with macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). CASE SUMMARY: A 52-year-old female presented to our clinic with complaints of visual disturbance in her right eye for 2 months. She was receiving hemodialysis therapy 3 times a week for 4 years due to chronic renal failure. Unilateral macular edema secondary to BRVO was observed on fundus examination and was confirmed with optical coherence tomography (OCT). The first IVBI was performed, and an additional injection was given 4 weeks later. Four weeks after the second injection, thrombocytopenia was present. The patient was followed up in our clinic without IVBI for 8 weeks and the platelet count recovered. Thrombocytopenia was reconfirmed after 2 additional monthly injections. After she revisited our clinic without IVBI for 8 weeks, the platelet count recovered without any treatment. CONCLUSIONS: When a patient presents with thrombocytopenia after IVBI with macular edema in BRVO, thrombocytopenia due to IVBI should be considered as a possible diagnosis. |
| Key Words:
Branch retinal vein occlusion;Intravitreal bevacizumab;Macular edema;Thrombocytopenia |
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