title: Purtscher's retinopathy associated with mandibular fracture: a case report.
abstract: This report describes irreversible deterioration of vision after Purtscher's retinopathy associated with a fractured mandible. This rare phenomenon will be discussed, its literature will be reviewed, and its possible etiology will be suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peled
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pikkel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laufer
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields