A case of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy of a male with family history of the disease after receiving sildenafil

A 51-year-old male was referred to the University Eye Clinic of Ioannina with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) 12 hours after receiving sildenafil citrate (Viagra(®)). Examination for possible risk factors revealed mild hypercholesterolemia. Family history showed that his fath...

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Autores principales: Felekis, T, Asproudis, I, Katsanos, K, Tsianos, EV
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3198422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22034568
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S21243
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Sumario:A 51-year-old male was referred to the University Eye Clinic of Ioannina with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) 12 hours after receiving sildenafil citrate (Viagra(®)). Examination for possible risk factors revealed mild hypercholesterolemia. Family history showed that his father had suffered from bilateral NAION. Although a cause-and-effect relationship is difficult to prove, there are reports indicating an association between the use of erectile dysfunction agents and the development of NAION. Physicians might need to investigate the presence of family history of NAION among systemic or vascular predisposing risk factors before prescribing erectile dysfunction drugs.

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