Kissing choroidal sign: A case report.

Authors

Ajay Doniparthi, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Aaron B Deutsch DO, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Joel D Stibbe MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Nida M Khan MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Matthew Palilonis DO, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

8-1-2024

Abstract

Choroidal detachment (CD) is a rare and potentially vision-threatening complication of glaucoma surgery. Inflammation and prolonged ocular hypotony can promote fluid accumulation between the choroid and sclera. Risk factors include trauma, advanced age, use of anticoagulant medications, systemic hypertension, atherosclerosis, and diabetes. CD ultrasound findings will show 2 layers, detaching as far anteriorly as the ciliary bodies, that protrude convexly into the vitreous without extending to the optic disc, often described as the appositional or

Volume

19

Issue

8

First Page

2934

Last Page

2936

ISSN

1930-0433

Published In/Presented At

Doniparthi, A., Deutsch, A. B., Stibbe, J. D., Khan, N. M., & Palilonis, M. M. (2024). Kissing choroidal sign: A case report. Radiology case reports, 19(8), 2934–2936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2024.04.017

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

38737180

Department(s)

Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine Residents, Fellows and Residents, USF-LVHN SELECT Program, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students

Document Type

Article