Purpura from Quinine
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Blindness from quinine toxicity.
We report a case of quinine overdose in a 47-year-old man who presented with blindness. Fundus photography demonstrates the acute and subsequent retinal changes, and his visual recovery to normal acuity with visual field constriction is documented. Pupillary and electrodiagnostic findings are recorded. Stellate ganglion block has been widely advocated as a helpful therapeutic measure, but out p...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
سال: 1883
ISSN: 0096-6762,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejm188312201092506