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Vol. 89. Issue 8.
Pages 313-315 (August 2014)
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Vol. 89. Issue 8.
Pages 313-315 (August 2014)
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Maculopathy due to drug inhalation
Maculopatía por drogas de inhalación
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V.M. Asensio-Sánchez
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, L. Gonzalez-Buendia, M. Marcos-Fernández
Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain
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A case of maculopathy due to “poppers” is described.

Discussion

Poppers is a drug composed of various forms of alkyl nitrite. A 39 year-old man, who had been using poppers for years, was seen in the clinic with phosphenes, reduced visual acuity and central scotoma. The SD-OCT in the right eye showed disruption at the level of the IS/OS junction line. The SD-OCT scan in the left eye showed an outer rectangular retinal hole and an outer retinal cyst.

Keywords:
Poppers
Maculopathy
Outer retinal hole
Inhalation drug
Outer retinal cyst
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Caso clínico

Se describe un caso de maculopatía por popper.

Discusión

Popper es una droga compuesta por varias formas de nitritos de alquilo. Un varón de 39 años, consumidor de popper durante años, acude a la consulta por fosfenos, pérdida de agudeza visual y un escotoma central. El SD-OCT en el ojo derecho presenta pérdida de continuidad a nivel de la línea SI/SE. El SD-OCT del ojo izquierdo muestra un agujero macular externo de aspecto rectangular y con bordes rectos, y un quiste macular externo.

Palabras clave:
Popper
Maculopatía
Agujero retiniano externo
Drogas de inhalación
Quiste macular externo

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