Photopsia as a manifestation of digitalis toxicity

Akio Oishi; Kazuaki Miyamoto; Satoshi Kashii; Nagahisa Yoshimura

doi:10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80031-1

Photopsia as a manifestation of digitalis toxicity

Can J Ophthalmol. 2006 Oct;41(5):603-4. doi: 10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80031-1.

Authors

Akio Oishi¹, Kazuaki Miyamoto, Satoshi Kashii, Nagahisa Yoshimura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. aquio@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

PMID: 17016533
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(06)80031-1

Abstract

Case report: To present a case of photopsia resulting from digoxin intoxication brought about by dehydration in a 72-year-old woman.

Comments: Ophthalmologists may be the first clinicians to notice the symptoms of digitalis intoxication, which is potentially a life-threatening condition.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiotonic Agents / blood
Cardiotonic Agents / poisoning*
Dehydration / complications
Digoxin / blood
Digoxin / poisoning*
Female
Fluid Therapy
Hallucinations / chemically induced*
Humans
Phosphenes

Substances

Cardiotonic Agents
Digoxin