Abstract
A case of ocular toxicity with vasospasm secondary to quinine poisoning is described. Therapy for vasospasm using nimodipine, hypertension, haemodilution and hypervolaemia was instituted with subsequent resolution of symptoms.
MeSH terms
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Blindness / chemically induced*
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Blindness / drug therapy
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Blindness / physiopathology
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Nimodipine / therapeutic use*
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Quinine / poisoning*
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Retinal Artery / drug effects
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Retinal Artery / physiopathology
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Vasoconstriction / drug effects
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Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use*
Substances
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Vasodilator Agents
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Nimodipine
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Quinine