--- a +++ b/processing/MACCROBAT/24526194.txt @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +A 35-year-old woman presented to the medical emergency department with low-grade fever for 3 weeks, vomiting for 1 week and anuria for 3 days. +She also reported dysuria and breathlessness for 1 week. +There was no history of decreased urine output, dialysis, effort intolerance, chest pain or palpitation, dyspnoea and weight loss. +Menstrual history was within normal limit but she reported gradually progressive loss of appetite. +Family history included smoky urine in her younger brother in his childhood, who died in an accident. +On general survey, the patient was conscious and alert. +She was dyspnoeic and febrile. +Severe pallor was present with mild pedal oedema. +Blood pressure was 180/100 mm Hg and pulse rate of 116/min regular. +No evidence of jaundice, clubbing cyanosis or lymphadenopathy was found. +Physical examination revealed bibasilar end-inspiratory crepitations in lungs and suprapubic tenderness. +There was no hepatosplenomegaly or ascites. +Cardiac examination was normal. +She was found to have severe bilateral hearing loss, which was gradually progressive for 5 years. +The fundi were bilaterally pale. +The patient was referred to the department of ophthalmology for a comprehensive eye examination. +Her visual acuity was documented as 6/18 in both eyes with no obvious lenticular opacity. +Slit-lamp examination showed bilateral anterior lentiglobus (figure 1) with posterior lenticonus (figure 2). +Distant direct ophthalmoscopy revealed oil droplet sign (a suggestive confirmation of the presence of lenticonus); and peripheral retina revealed multiple yellowish white lesion-like flecks in the mid-periphery, and few blot haemorrhages indicative of hypertensive changes (figures 3 and 4).