Importance of the clinical method in the diagnosis of the carotid-cavernous fistula

Authors

  • Damaris Fuentes Pelier Centro Oftalmológico, Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Yolanda Alba Carcasés Centro Oftalmológico, Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Damaris Hodelín Fuentes Centro Oftalmológico, Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

carotid cavernous arteriovenous fistula, proptosis, obliteration of arteriovenous fistula, ophthalmologic centers.

Abstract

The case report of a 49 years patient  that presented a proptosis with right eye reddening  due to a hipertensive crisis is described, reason why he received different diagnosis and treatments.  As the patient didn't improve and other clinical features appeared, he was referred to the Glaucoma and Neurophthalmology Service of the Ophthalmologic Center in Santiago de Cuba, where some studies were carried out which lead to the definitive diagnosis of indirect and of low flow carotid cavernous arteriovenous fistula in the right side.  External manual compression of the carotid was indicated and the obliteration of the fistula and improvement of the affected patient was achieved.

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Published

2016-12-08

How to Cite

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Fuentes Pelier D, Alba Carcasés Y, Hodelín Fuentes D. Importance of the clinical method in the diagnosis of the carotid-cavernous fistula. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 8 [cited 2025 Jun. 2];20(12). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1225

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 12 (2016): MEDISAN

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Case Reports

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