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Application of Optical Coherence Tomography to a Mouse Model of Retinopathy
Published on: January 12, 2022
PARACENTRAL ACUTE MIDDLE MACULOPATHY IN PURTSCHER RETINOPATHY
David Rivera-De La Parra1,2, Jans Fromow-Guerra3
1Centro de Atención Integral del paciente con diabetes, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán.
Purpose:
To describe paracentral acute middle maculopathy associated with Purtscher retinopathy, particularly in Purtscher flecken lesions as a retinal complication in a case secondary to fractures of long bones.
Methods:
Case report.
Results:
A 16-year-old boy with bilateral paracentral scotomata presented with bilateral paracentral acute middle maculopathy as part of Purtscher retinopathy in both eyes as consequence of tibia and fibula fractures.
Conclusion:
Paracentral acute middle maculopathy is one of the optical coherence tomography findings in Purtscher retinopathy.
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