Objective: Purtscher’s retinopathy is the retinal damage following trauma or non-traumatic systemic disease, which may contain cotton-wool spots (CWSs), and cause Purtscher flecken, atrophy of optic nerve, hemorrhage posterior pole eye. Case Presentation: A 28-year-old male patient fell down from a height 10 m was admitted with swelling ecchymosis peri-orbit right The patient’s vision at level ...

TOPIC: Critical Care TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Purtscher-like retinopathy is an acquired form of due to hemorrhagic or vasoocclusive vasculopathy associated with acute pancreatitis and other systemic diseases 1. It severe vision. Recent studies suggested ophthalmoscopy performed within first 24 hours developing was a good indicator for predictor disease evolution...

This paper reports three cases of central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) with Purtscher-like retinopathy and good recovery of visual function. The three cases of CRAO had similar fundus changes, ie, cotton wool patches surrounding the optic disc and whitening of the retina surrounding the fovea with a cherry red spot. Fluorescein angiography showed a delay of arm-to-retina circulation time and...

The article reports the case of a 27-year old woman hospitalised in the internal medicine ward for acute pancreatitis after eating fat food and drinking alcohol. In addition to acute pancreatitis, the patient complained of vision problems. The ophthalmologist detected bilateral occurrence of large whitish nidi located primarily around the optic disc, intraretinal hemorrhage and a massive retina...

Purpose: To report a case of purtscher-like retinopathy as the primary manifestation in patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Case summary: A 44-year-old healthy female presented decreased visual acuity both eyes. On fundus examination, multiple cotton wool spots and retinal hemorrhages on posterior pole were observed. fluorescein angiography, nonperfusion vascular leakage observed at...

IHIS very rare condition was first described by Purtscherl in 1910 before the Heidelberg Congress. According to him the fundus change was due to the direct effect of a severe contusion on the head, resulting in a sudden increase of the intracranial pressure, which w.-ourd extend throughl the nerve-head to the retinal laver. Haemorrhaages observed, followed the rupture of the retinal veins, and ...