A Case of a Spontaneous Self-resolving Retrobulbar Hemorrhage Following 3,4-Methylenedioxy-methamphetamine Use

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Jul/Aug;33(4):e100-e101. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000810.

Abstract

This case report discusses the case of a 23-year-old male patient who experienced retrobulbar pain, diplopia, proptosis, and mild lower eyelid bruising after consuming 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine. The symptoms settled over 10 days and vision returned to normal without intervention. The authors discuss the differential diagnosis relevant to the presenting complaints and propose several mechanisms linking 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine use to spontaneous nontraumatic intraorbital hematoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine / adverse effects*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Hallucinogens / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Remission, Spontaneous
  • Retrobulbar Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
  • Retrobulbar Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Hallucinogens
  • 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine