Key result
Malignant hypertension secondary to left renal artery stenosis manifested as bilateral foveal neurosensory detachment in an asymptomatic woman.
Why the study?
Systemic hypertension is linked to diverse retinal manifestations, highlighting the need to recognize ocular findings as indicators of life-threatening systemic disease.
Highlights the importance of recognizing ocular manifestations like bilateral foveal neurosensory detachment as a possible consequence of life-threatening systemic disease such as malignant hypertension.
Prompts consideration of renal artery stenosis in malignant hypertension with ocular findings; leaves open whether routine screening is warranted.
Systemic hypertension is related to a variety of retinal manifestations. Reported herein is a case of malignant hypertension associated with bilateral foveal neurosensory detachment in a middle age woman with stenosis of the left renal artery. The present case outlines the importance of recognizing ocular manifestations as a possible consequence of life-threatening systemic disease.
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Brambati et al. (2021) studied this question. Malignant hypertension secondary to left renal artery stenosis manifested as bilateral foveal neurosensory detachment in an asymptomatic woman.
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