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  • Title: Purtscher's retinopathy and renal cortical necrosis: two rare vaso-occlusive complications in a patient with acute pancreatitis: a case report.
    Author: Haque WM, Ananna MA, Haque HF, Rahim MA, Samad T, Iqbal S.
    Journal: J Med Case Rep; 2016 Nov 15; 10(1):326. PubMed ID: 27846860.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Purtscher's retinopathy and renal cortical necrosis are two rare vaso-occlusive complications of acute pancreatitis. Purtscher's retinopathy causes sudden impairment of vision, which was first reported in a patient with head trauma. Subsequently, it was also reported as a complication of acute pancreatitis and few other clinical conditions. Acute pancreatitis also rarely causes renal cortical necrosis leading to acute kidney injury. However, the simultaneous presence of both complications is rarely reported. CASE PRESENTATION: A 20-year-old Bengali man presented to our hospital with a history of acute upper abdominal pain, vomiting, anuria, and disorientation. He was ultimately found to have bilateral complete blindness due to Purtscher's retinopathy and acute kidney injury due to renal cortical necrosis, as sequelae of acute pancreatitis. He became dialysis-dependent, his vision did not recover, and he died 16 months after diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS: This case highlights Purtscher's retinopathy and renal cortical necrosis might be considered as a recognized pair complication of acute pancreatitis.
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