Cortical blindness as a complication of acute glomerulonephritis
Stallworth, J.R.; Waldron, R.L.
Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association 93(3): 99-101
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-3139 PMID: 9077054 Document Number: 477791
This case documents acquired reversible cortical blindness as a complication of hypertension secondary to acute glomerulonephritis and emphasizes the importance of recognizing this complication in children. The etiology of the cortical blindness is felt to be secondary to ischemia with edema from arterial spasm. Results of a CT scan of the head and lack of clinical sequelae support this assertion.