title: Purtscher's retinopathy associated with acute pancreatitis.
abstract: The association of Purtscher's retinopathy with acute pancreatitis has been noted only recently in the ophthalmic literature. Patients with acute pancreatitis may develop a retinopathy indistinguishable from the typical Purtscher's retinopathy seen in bone-crushing injuries. The etiology of this phenomenon has been linked to fat necrosis and involvement of complement and the immune system.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D003165:Complement System Proteins