[Posttraumatic fat embolism of the retina (author's transl)].
Following a description of the clinical course of general fat embolism two cases of fat embolism with eye involvement seen by the authors are described. The course of the disease as well as the ophthalmoscopic picture are discussed and the condition is differentiated from traumatic angiopathy of the retina (Purtscher's disease).
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*
Die posttraumatische Fettembolie der Netzhaut.