Purtscher-like retinopathy in association with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma and capecitabine therapy.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy in association with capecitabine chemotherapy for metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
Bilateral retinal hemorrhages and cotton-wool spots in a predominantly juxtapapillary distribution were observed coincident with decreased vision. There was gradual improvement of the retinopathy and patient's vision over several months until the time of death.


CONCLUSIONS
Metastatic pancreatic cancer and capecitabine, a fluoropyrimidine chemotherapeutic agent, are a rare cause of Purtscher-like retinopathy.
*Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois †Herzig Eye Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Rohan J
RJ
Shah
Netan
N
Choudhry
Yannek I
YI
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