Purtscher's disease. Case report of a rare ocular complication following thoracic compression injury

摘要

abstract_textpPurtscher's retinopathy is a traumatic angiopathy, most commonly caused by head and chest trauma. Retinal signs include white ischemic infarcts (cotton-wool spots or Purtscher flecken) and hemorrhages (dot and blot, preretinal, or flame). The prognosis for patients with decreased vision is unpredictable. We report one case of this disease developing 3 days after a motorcycle accident./p/abstract_text