Purtscher's retinopathy in acute pancreatitis.
A patient who became blind following an episode of alcohol-induced pancreatitis is described. The clinical appearance of this patient's retinal changes corresponds most closely to post-traumatic (Purtscher's) retinopathy. The etiology of the retinopathy is best explained by retinal vascular occlusion due either to fat embolism or thrombosis.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*