Purtscher retinopathy is a disease where a part of the eye retina is damaged. It is usually associated with severe head injuries. May also occur with other types of trauma such as Fracture of long bones Non-traumatic system diseases Other associations: Severe hard chest trauma Acute pancreatitis Amniotic fluid retention Chronic renal failure Dermatomyositis Fat embolism Scleroderma SLE thrombocytopenic purpura Differential diagnosis made by Funduscopy Fundus Fluorescein Angiography We get: Patches of haemorrhage Whining of retina Exact cause not known, no specific treatment available.
It can threaten vision and can cause either temporary or permanent loss of vision. This disease is named after an Austrian Ophthalmologist name Othmar Purtscher (1852-1972), who detected this disease in 1910 and was described in 1912. Share your opinion.
