Retinopatía de Purtscher, como complicación inusual de la pancreatitis / Purtscher's Retinopathy, a Rare Complication of Pancreatitis

Introducción: La retinopatía de Purtscher o ceguera por pancreatitis es una complicación poco frecuente de la pancreatitis aguda. Objetivo: Presentar a una paciente que en el curso de una pancreatitis aguda desarrolla una retinopatía de Purtscher como complicación infrecuente. Caso clínico: Paciente de piel blanca, de sexo femenino de 52 años de edad, con antecedentes de salud, que ingresa en el servicio de cirugía con el diagnóstico de pancreatitis aguda litiásica, con elementos clínicos, humorales e imaginológicos de esta entidad. Durante su ingreso presenta pérdida brusca de la visión y es diagnosticada durante su exploración oftalmológica de una retinopatía Purtscher, con resolución del cuadro a los 3 meses, previo tratamiento con esteroides por vía oral. Conclusiones: La retinopatía de Purtscher es una complicación oftalmológica poco frecuente de la pancreatitis, por lo que en todo paciente con diagnóstico de pancreatitis y alteraciones visuales hay que sospechar esta entidad(AU)

Introduction: Purtscher's retinopathy or blindness due to pancreatitis is a rare complication of acute pancreatitis. Objective: To present the case of a patient who develops Purtscher's retinopathy as a rare complication during acute pancreatitis. Clinical case: 52-year-old female white-skinned patient without a previous history of medical conditions, admitted to the surgery service with a diagnosis of acute lithiasic pancreatitis, showing clinical, humoral and imaging elements characteristic of this entity. During her admission, she presented sudden vision loss. During her ophthalmological examination, she was diagnosed with Purtscher's retinopathy. The condition disappeared at three months, after treatment with oral steroids. Conclusions: Purtscher's retinopathy is a rare ophthalmological complication of pancreatitis, a reason why this entity should be suspected in all patients diagnosed with pancreatitis and visual disturbances(AU)

Partial Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: An Underrecognized Entity.

BACKGROUND: The objective of this publication is to report a case of an atypical partial central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) with substantial visual recovery without treatment. CASE PRESENTATION: An 83-year-old woman without significant medical history with sudden unilateral visual loss presented with no known significant ophthalmological or medical history besides systemic arterial hypertension. Examination showed multiple cotton-wool spots in a peripapillary distribution, as well as a heterogenous pattern of grey translucency in the macula resulting in an indistinct cherry-red spot. Fluorescein angiography showed normal choroidal filling and an important delay of dye transit through the retinal circulation. Carotid Doppler echography showed a small endothelial atherosclerotic plaque without hemodynamic repercussion. A detailed history and further examination revealed no other systemic diseases except for moderate hypercholesterolemia. The patient was referred for management of her hypertension but otherwise did not undergo specific therapy for CRAO because of the delayed presentation. Four weeks after the initial visual loss, the patient showed resolution of the retinal findings and a surprising improvement to 20/50 visual acuity. CONCLUSION: This case highlights a rare subtype of central retinal artery occlusion. In this disease, partial occlusion reveals atypical signs including large cotton-wool spots as the predominant finding, making the initial diagnosis difficult. Visual recovery may be significant in partial CRAO, even without treatment.

Embolismo por polimetil-metacrilato posterior a inyección subcutánea en región glútea: a propósito de un caso / Polymethyl-methacrylate embolism after subcutaneous injection in gluteal region: report of a case

El polimetil-metacrilato es un polímero de alta resistencia al impacto, ampliamente utilizado en diferentes campos de la medicina, sin embargo, aún no está clara su indicación como relleno glúteo. A pesar de su aparente inocuidad, se han presentado complicaciones durante su uso como granulomas y nódulos palpables. Se han reportado casos de embolismo pulmonar por polimetil-metacrilato posterior a vertebroplastias. Sin embargo, no se encontró reporte bibliográfico de casos de embolismo pulmonar con su uso en procedimientos estéticos. Presentamos caso de paciente femenino de 31 años de edad, quien 4 horas luego de la inyección de 500 cm3 de polimetil-metacrilato en cada región glútea, presenta disnea en reposo de aparición súbita con tos seca y palpitaciones, disminución de agudeza visual y petequias generalizadas. Se diagnostica probable embolismo pulmonar por polimetil-metacrilato y retinopatía de Purtscher. Existe similitud clínica e imaginología del caso en estudio con embolismo por silicone, y las imágenes del fondo de ojo semejan la obstrucción de pequeñas arteriolas retinianas compatibles con este diagnóstico. Se sugieren nuevas investigaciones en el uso de polimetil-metacrilato como procedimiento estético en pro de la seguridad y en beneficio de los pacientes

Polymethyl-methacrylate is a high impact resistant polymer, widely used in different medicine fields, however its indication in buttock implants is still not clear. Even though its apparent innocuity, it has presented complications like granulomas and palpable nodules. There have been reported cases of pulmonary embolism caused by polimetil-metacrilato secondary to vertebroplasties. However, there have been no bibliographic cases of pulmonary embolism due to its use in aesthetic procedures. We present a case of a woman patient of 31 years old, who 4 hours after 500 cc injection of polymethyl- Methacrylate in each buttock, presents rest dyspnea with abrupt dry cough and palpitations, reduction in visual acuity and generalized petechiae. It is diagnosed probable pulmonary embolism by polimetil-metacrilato and Purtscher retinopathy. There is a clinical and imaginological similitude between this case and silicone embolism and the images of fondoscopy are similar to those of small retinian arteriole obstruction compatible with the diagnosis. Thereby, it is suggested new investigations in the use of polymethyl-methacrylate as esthetic procedure in favor of the patient’s security and benefit