Abstract
A case of 35-year-old patient with acute alcoholic pancreatitis who developed sudden loss of visual acuity is described. The ophthalmoscopic examination revealed diffuse retinal whitening of the posterior pole with confluent cotton-wool spots. Fluorescein angiography showed retinal arteriolar occlusion. The findings were compatible with Purtscher-like retinopathy. The case presented here provides an illustration of a rarely recognized complication of acute pancreatitis that is well documented in the ophthalmological literature but not commonly recognized by physicians of other specialties. Purtscher-like retinopathy with bilateral loss of vision is a rare and severe complication that may follow acute pancreatitis, outcome depends upon resolution of the pancreatic disease. Steroids help in early visual recovery.
Keywords; Purtscher like retinopathy, Pancreatitis, Retina, Flecken, Cotton wool spots, Steroids.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Priya Mallikarjun Sinhasan
Department of Ophthalmology, Room No 128, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences Ballari
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v3i11.24
