Central retinal vein occlusion in a young adult Case report.

PURPOSE: To report the case of a 48-year-old man with unilateral central retinal vein occlusion.

METHODS

The clinical, hematologic and hypercoagulability evaluations of the patient were thoroughly and specifically carried out.

RESULTS

The central retinal vein occlusion was of nonischemic type and was associated with polyglobulia, hyperleukocytosis, hypercholesterolemia, multiple dental foci, and pulmonary sequelae of tuberculosis.

CONCLUSIONS

When a patient less than 50 years of age experiences central retinal vein occlusion, other mechanisms, such as the hyperviscosity syndrome or the inflammatory condition (inflammation of the central retinal vein) should be specifically considered and accounted for.