purtscher_s_retinopathy

Purtscher’s retinopathy

Loss of vision 1) following major trauma (chest crush injuries, airbag deployment 2) …), pancreatitis, childbirth or renal failure, among others. Posterior pole ischemia with cotton-wool exudates and hemorrhages around the optic disc due to microemboli of possibly fat, air, fibrin clots, complement-mediated aggregates or platelet clumps. No known treatment.

see Retinal hemorrhage in child abuse.


1)
Buckley SA, James B. Purtscher's retinopathy. Post- grad Med J. 1996; 72:409–412
2)
Shah GK, Penne R, Grand MG. Purtscher's retinop- athy secondary to airbag injury. Retina. 2001; 21:68–69
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