Purtcher Like Retinopathy Complicating Acute Pancreatitis: Rare Case

Bouali, Mounir and Yamine, Othmane El and Essakhi, Meriem and Hamrerras, Issam and Bakouri, Abdelillah E. l. and Bensardi, Fatimazahra and Hattabi, Khalid E. l. and Fadil, Abdelaziz (2020) Purtcher Like Retinopathy Complicating Acute Pancreatitis: Rare Case. International Research Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 3 (2). pp. 29-33.

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Abstract

Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory process in the pancreas that can affect other distant organs. Ophthalmologic involvement in particular Ischemic retinopathy known as "Purtscher" during acute pancreatitis has been exceptionally associated, Purtscher retinopathy is a retinal vasculopathy most commonly caused by head or chesttrauma. The most frequent signs include white ischemic infarcts (cotton-wool spots) and retinal hemorrhages (intraretinal, preretinal, or flame). The signs of ischemic vasculopathy predominate in the interpapillomacular zone. Pathophysiology is not yet fully understood and no treatment has proven effective to date. We report a case of a 48-year-old woman with sudden bilateral loss of vision caused by Purtscher retinopathy in acute pancreatitis.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Lib Research Guardians > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 07 Apr 2023 09:50
Last Modified: 29 Jul 2024 05:44
URI: http://eprints.classicrepository.com/id/eprint/533

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