title: [Purtscher's retinopathy following blunt chest compression].
abstract: Following chest or abdominal injury, acute blurring of vision occurs without direct eye injury. This disease is known as Purtscher's retinopathy. A 74-year-old man suffered blunt chest injury by air bag inflation at traffic accident. Next morning, he suddenly complained of visual abnormality. An ophthalmoscopy revealed multiple cotton-wool exudation and retinal edema. He was diagnosed as Purtscher's retinopathy. The symptoms of soft exudation and retinal edema gradually resolved. The visual acuity gradually improved, but not reached to the previous level. We must be aware of this retinopathy, since this is rare but sometimes sight-threatening condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yaizu City Hospital, Yaizu, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nogimura
authors.forename: Ryohei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koreyasu
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yakuwa
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishino
authors.forename: Natsumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fukuhara
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hongo
authors.forename: Hideyo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyato
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takabayashi
authors.forename: Takeyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014792:Visual Acuity