Reversible blindness associated with alcoholic ketoacidosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report a case of reversible blindness associated with severe alcoholic ketoacidosis. Observational case report. A 44-year-old male presented with gradual bilateral blindness that developed within a 24-hour period. He suffered from ethanol-induced severe ketoacidosis and shock and was resuscitated with epinephrine and sodium bicarbonate. The treatment of acidosis led to a rapid resolution of the patient's blindness. It is important to understand the role of severe acidosis as the sole causative factor of reversible bilateral blindness.
Medical subject headings
- Alcoholism
- Blindness
- Ketosis