Bilateral optic neuropathy related to severe anemia in a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis: A case report and review of the literature

Anemia appears frequently in patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) but has never been linked to bilateral nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). A 65-year-old woman with a medical history of alcoholic cirrhosis was admitted for bilateral NAION. On admission, she was found to...

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Main Authors: Lisa Humbertjean-Selton, Jérôme Selton, Nolwenn Riou-Comte, Jean-Christophe Lacour, Gioia Mione, Sébastien Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of the Liver 2018-12-01
Series:Clinical and Molecular Hepatology
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Online Access:http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-2017-0021.pdf