Purtscher's like retinopathy as the presenting feature of acute alcoholic pancreatitis [9]

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-257

  Devonport, H ^a   Oworu, O ^a,b   Mohla, A ^a   Kolli, S ^a,c   James, T ^a  

^a CALDERDALE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Huddersfield Nuffield Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; RETINA EXAMINATION; RETINOPATHY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

EID: 33646231494     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701833     Document Type: Letter

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