TY - JOUR
T1 - Purtscher-like retinopathy associated with pancreatic adenocarcinoma
AU - Tabandeh, Homayoun
AU - Rosenfeld, Philip J.
AU - Alexandrakis, George
AU - Kronish, Jan P.
AU - Chaudhry, Nauman A.
PY - 1999/11
Y1 - 1999/11
N2 - PURPOSE: To investigate a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy that occurred in association with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. METHOD: Case report. RESULTS: A 63-year-old woman presented with multiple gray patches in the central vision of both eyes. Visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes. Funduscopy showed large peripapillary yellow-white patches within the superficial retina and small superficial retinal hemorrhages in both eyes. The patient subsequently had abdominal pain. Computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrated a large pancreatic mass with extension into the liver. Histologic examination of a percutaneous needle biopsy specimen showed mucinous pancreatic adenocarcinoma. CONCLUSION: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma should be added to the list of systemic diseases that can be associated with Purtscher-like retinopathy.
AB - PURPOSE: To investigate a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy that occurred in association with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. METHOD: Case report. RESULTS: A 63-year-old woman presented with multiple gray patches in the central vision of both eyes. Visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes. Funduscopy showed large peripapillary yellow-white patches within the superficial retina and small superficial retinal hemorrhages in both eyes. The patient subsequently had abdominal pain. Computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrated a large pancreatic mass with extension into the liver. Histologic examination of a percutaneous needle biopsy specimen showed mucinous pancreatic adenocarcinoma. CONCLUSION: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma should be added to the list of systemic diseases that can be associated with Purtscher-like retinopathy.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00204-4
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00204-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 10577543
AN - SCOPUS:0032746348
VL - 128
SP - 650
EP - 652
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
SN - 0002-9394
IS - 5
ER -