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Int J Surg Case Rep
July 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, International School of Medicine (ISM), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Electronic address:
Introduction And Importance: Purtscher retinopathy is the rare form of occlusive microvasculopathy, characterized by multiple retinal white areas around the optic nerve head and fovea with paravascular clearing and may be related to intraretinal hemorrhages. Acute Pancreatitis (AP) is one of the most common gastrointestinal reasons for hospital admissions globally. The complications of Acute Pancreatitis may include Purtscher's-like retinopathy, which has a low incidence rate of less than 0.
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July 2022
Department of Biomedical Science, Hematologic Unit, University of Catania, Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", Via S. Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
Introduction: Purtscher's retinopathy causes sudden loss of vision of varying severity, secondary to head injury or chest compression. Its pathophysiology is unclear. Purtscher's-like retinopathy has more attenuated clinical and objective features and can be associated with many non-neoplastic pathologies.
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June 2021
Department of Digestive Tract Diseases, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep
December 2020
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
Retin Cases Brief Rep
July 2022
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; and.
Purpose: The authors describe a man undergoing autologous stem cell transplant, who developed granulomatosis with polyangiitis and Purtscher's‒like retinopathy.
Methods: A 25-year-old man underwent fundus photography, optical coherence tomography, and fluorescein angiography to obtain a diagnosis and follow the treatment course.
Results: The initial ophthalmic presentation and imaging confirmed the findings of Purtscher's‒like retinopathy.
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