Purtscher Retinopathy

Koushik Tripathy; Bhupendra Patel

Purtscher Retinopathy

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Purtscher retinopathy, also known as traumatic retinal angiopathy, lymphorrhagia retinae, or retinal teletraumatism, is an occlusive microvasculopathy characterized by multiple retinal white areas around the optic nerve head and fovea with paravascular clearing which may be associated with intraretinal hemorrhages. Purtscher flecken (polygonal retinal whitening between the retinal arterioles and venules), cotton wool spots, and minimal intraretinal hemorrhage are usual features. Patients with Purtscher retinopathy typically present with a sudden-onset painless visual decline in both eyes within two days of trauma. Management depends on the cause, and the role of systemic steroid need further evaluation. This activity reviews the assessment and treatment of Purtscher retinopathy and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in evaluating and treating patients with this condition.

Objectives:

Explain the etiology of Purtscher retinopathy.
Describe the history and physical findings in a typical patient with Purtscher retinopathy.
Review the treatment and management options available for Purtscher retinopathy.
Explain interprofessional team strategies for improving care coordination and communication to advance the management of Purtscher retinopathy and improve outcomes.

Introduction

Purtscher retinopathy (traumatic retinal angiopathy or lymphorrhagia retinae or retinal teletraumatism) is an occlusive microvasculopathy characterized by multiple retinal white areas around the optic nerve head and fovea with paravascular clearing, which may be associated with intraretinal hemorrhages.[1] Purtscher flecken, cotton wool spots, and minimal intraretinal hemorrhage are typical features.[2] Management depends on the cause, and the role of systemic steroid need further evaluation.[3] Typical Purtscher retinopathy described by Otmar Purtscher has features like severe visual decline after head trauma.[4] In the initial report, it was noted to be associated with multiple superficial retinal white patches, retinal hemorrhages, and optic disc edema. When features like Purtscher retinopathy presents without a history of frank trauma, it is called Purtscher-like retinopathy.[2]

Etiology

Purtscher retinopathy is associated with trauma/surgery.[5] The causes include:

Severe head trauma[1]
Chest compression[6]
Fracture of long bones (e.g., femur) or crush injury[7][8]
Dislocation of the shoulder joint and avulsion fracture of the greater tuberosity of the humerus[5]
Barotrauma
Battered baby syndrome[9][10]

Causes of Purtscher-like retinopathy include:

Acute pancreatitis[11]
Chronic pancreatitis[12]
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma[13]
Embolism (fat, air, amniotic fluid)[14][1][15]
Chronic renal failure[16]
Severe acute retinal failure associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix[17]
Acute renal allograft rejection[18]
Nephrotic syndrome[19]
Connective tissue disorder (systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, dermatomyositis)[20][21][20][22]
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)[23]
Cryoglobulinemia in hepatitis C[24]
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome[25]
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis[26]
Preeclampsia alone or associated with anti-phospholipid antibody (APLA) syndrome, acute pancreatitis[27][28][29]
HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets)[30][31]
Eclamptic posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome[32]
Placental abruption[33]
Valsalva maneuver[34]
Weight lifting[35]
Retrobulbar and peribulbar anesthesia[36][37]
Steroid injection around the orbit
Hodgkin lymphoma after bone marrow transplant and antineoplastic therapy as a result of retinal thrombotic microangiopathy, relapsing Hodgkin lymphoma treated with brentuximab[38]
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy[39]
Multiple myeloma,[40]
Leukemia[41]
After childbirth which may be associated with amniotic fluid embolism and disseminated intravascular coagulation[31]
Iron deficiency anemia[42]
Hypersensitivity to drugs or anaphylaxis after drug use[43]
Gemcitabine therapy[44][45][46]
Acute myocardial infarction[47]
Recent viral illness or acute febrile illness, or dengue fever[48]
After coil embolization of intracavernous carotid artery embolism associated with Horner syndrome in the ipsilateral eye or coil embolization of middle cerebral artery aneurysm[49][50]
Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome[51]
Adult-onset Still disease[52][53]
Pemphigus vulgaris[54]
After radical prostatectomy[55]
Endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy[56]
Major vascular surgery (cerebrovascular or cardiovascular)[57]
"Brazilian booty" retinopathy after polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) injection into the buttock for cosmetic enhancement[58]
COVID-19 with disseminated intravascular coagulation[59]
Orthopedic surgery

Epidemiology

The annual incidence of symptomatic Purtscher retinopathy has been estimated to be 0.24 cases per million population annually.[4] However, as many cases are asymptomatic, the actual incidence of Purtscher retinopathy may be higher.

Pathophysiology

The retinal appearance is thought to be due to the occlusion of peripapillary terminal arterioles, which supply the superficially peripapillary capillaries.[60]

Leukoembolization, endothelial damage, activation of complement C5, and blockade of small arterioles causing infarct of the capillary bed have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Purtscher retinopathy and Purtscher-like retinopathy.[61] The C5a component of the complement predisposes to the aggregation of leukocytes (granulocytes) which embolize.

Occlusion of the proximal part of the retinal artery or arteriole by a large embolus causes whitening of confluent areas, as seen in central or branch retinal arterial occlusion.[61] The distal occlusion of small capillaries (around 5 microns) by small embolus results in cotton wool spots (infarcts of nerve fiber layer, also called soft exudates).[61] The occlusion of precapillary arterioles (around 45 microns) by intermediate-sized embolus results in lesions similar to Purtscher flecken.[61] Materials that can act as embolus in retinal circulation include cholesterol, fibrin-platelets, calcium, leukocyte aggregates, air, fat, amniotic fluid, and in experimental settings, glass spheres (ballotini).[62] As the area of the retina around the vessels is free of capillaries, paravascular clearing is also a feature. Another explanation of paravascular clearing is high oxygen saturation near the vessels.

The clinical sources of emboli include:

Amniotic fluid embolism may occur during childbirth or after birth.
Fat embolism may occur after the fracture or crush injury of large bones. Acute pancreatitis may also cause fat embolism from enzymatic degradation of omental fat. Fat embolism syndrome (cerebral dysfunction, changes in the lung, and petechial hemorrhage) may be present in patients with fractures of long bones, and patients with fat embolism may have retinal manifestations. Features of fat embolism include respiratory distress, confusion/agitation, petechial rashes, and tachycardia.
Air embolism from chest compression injury after various causes, including road traffic accident

Points in favor of retinal arteriolar embolism include multifocal lesions, sudden onset, normal-appearing retinal arterioles, which show occlusion on fluorescein angiogram, and geographic distribution of ischemic patch.

Originally, in the first reports, the proposed pathomechanism was hypothesized to be due to extravasation from lymphatic vessels secondary to a sudden rise of the intracranial tension.

There are other proposed mechanisms.[63][64] These include:

Rheological disturbances, along with downstream endothelin-induced vasculopathy,
In chest compression, reduced venous return and acute expansion of retinal veins may lead to a similar retinal appearance,
Vascular (venous or arteriolar) damage from increased intravascular pressure,
Vasculitis due to free fatty acids, and
Thrombotic microangiopathy categorizes a group of disorders characterized by hemolytic anemia (with prominent red blood cell fragmentation), thrombocytopenia, and thrombosis in the microvasculature. It is a feature in TTP, HUS, and various other diseases. Reduced activity of a von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease ADAMTS-13 correlates with the pathogenesis of thrombotic microangiopathy. Thrombotic microangiopathy is important in the pathogenesis of Purtshcer-like retinopathy in many cases.

Histopathology

Histopathological evaluation of Purtscher-like retinopathy in a 32-year-old black woman with pancreatitis revealed 'arteriolar occlusions in both the choroid and retina and inner ischaemic infarctions with inner retinal' edema.[65] However, in another report of Purtscher-like retinopathy in acute necrotizing pancreatitis, an 'absence of vascular occlusion and endothelial damage' was noted.[66] The vessels in and around the cotton wool spots were intact. The authors suggested that vascular embolization was not mandatory for developing cotton wool spots in Purtscher-like retinopathy in acute pancreatitis.[66]

History and Physical

Usually, in Purtscher retinopathy, the patient presents with sudden onset painless visual decline in both eyes within two days after trauma. The severity of retinal involvement does not correlate with the severity of chest trauma.

Also, in the absence of trauma, Purtscher-like retinopathy may be seen in multiple disorders as described in the etiology. A detailed history is of utmost importance; specifically, pancreatitis and systemic lupus erythematosus should be ruled out. The disease is bilateral in 60% of cases.[2] Unilateral cases may have subtle changes in the fellow eye. There is no direct ocular trauma, and clinically no arteriolar embolus is visible.

A diagnostic criterion of Purtscher retinopathy has been suggested.[2] Three out of the following five criteria should be present.

Purtscher flecken
Retinal hemorrhages, low-to-moderate number (1 to 10)
Cotton-wool spots (typically restricted to the posterior pole)
Probable or plausible explanatory etiology
Complementary investigation compatible with the diagnosis

Retinal zones have been used to describe the involvement in Purtscher retinopathy.[4]

Zone A - This zone horizontally extends four disc diameters on either side of the fovea.
Zone B - The outer margin is the equator.
Zone C - This is the outermost zone and extends till the ora serrata.

A broad case definition was part of a large study on Purtscher retinopathy.[4] The definition included varying combinations of the following-

(1) An associated contributing illness such as acute pancreatitis, long bone fracture, orthopedic surgery, chest compression, or crush injury(2) Multiple areas of polygonal retinal whitening between the retinal arterioles and venules (Purtscher flecken) and/or superficial cotton wool spots in one or both eyes

Typically restricted to the posterior pole
Accompanied by minimal, if any, retinal hemorrhage
No visible emboli in the large retinal vessels
No direct ocular trauma

Purtscher flecken is characterized by multiple polygonal patches of intraretinal whitening at the posterior pole and around the optic disc. There is a clear zone of 50 microns on either side of the retinal vessels (arterioles or venules.)[2] In some cases, the whiteness may reach near the venules, though a clear zone around the arteriole is usually present.[61] This situation is seen in around half of the patients, though the flecken is considered pathognomonic of Purtscher retinopathy.[2] A pseudo-cherry-red spot may present at the macula.

Cotton wool spots are whitish, superficial, mildly elevated lesions of the inner retinal surface that are oriented along with the retinal nerve fiber layer. The margin of these lesions are blurred and are superficial to retinal vessels.

Other features include disc edema, macular edema, macular ischemia/infarction, and arterial occlusion. Serous macular detachment is usually a feature of pregnancy-induced hypertension or other causes of malignant hypertension. Preretinal hemorrhage is a rare feature.[56]

Visual acuity may be 20/20 to the perception of light.[2] The patient may complain of central or paracentral scotoma.

Evaluation

Ocular investigations include:

Fundus fluorescein angiogram (FFA)- FFA features may vary.[67] The findings include blockage of choroidal fluorescence by the whitened opaque retina, macular ischemia/infarction, capillary nonperfusion, focal areas of arteriolar occlusion, paravascular staining, and leakage from the optic nerve head. Indocyanine green angiogram may reveal choroidal hypocyanescence, which may persist five months after trauma. This may contribute to poor final vision noted in some of these cases.[68]

Optical coherence tomography (OCT)- OCT in the acute phase reveals inner retinal hyperreflectivity at the Purtscher flecken and cotton wool spots. Intraretinal and subretinal fluid and retinal thickening may be associated. Paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM), characterized by hyperreflectivity of the inner nuclear layer due to ischemia of intermediate and deep retinal capillary plexus, might be a feature in the acute phase. Features in the late phase include retinal thinning and photoreceptor loss.[69]

OCT angiography may show ischemia at both retinal capillary plexus which may recover, leading to visual improvement.[70]

Multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) revealed dysfunction of both the inner and outer retina in a case.[71]

The visual field may reveal central or paracentral, or arcuate scotoma, usually with preservation of the peripheral visual field.[61]

Evident history of severe trauma is present in Purtscher retinopathy. In cases of Purtscher-like retinopathy, investigations may include

Amylase and lipase levels to rule out pancreatitis,
Imaging for injury as required,
Antinuclear antibody- Lupus retinopathy appears very similar to Purtscher-like retinopathy and should be ruled out when no apparent history of trauma is present.
Complement component C5 is usually elevated in Purtscher-like retinopathy and plays an essential role in leukoembolization.
Abdominal imaging to rule out pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer,
Evaluation of connective tissue disorders, including:
- Anti-double-stranded DNA,
- Antiphospholipid antibody,
- Rheumatoid factor, and
- Markers of muscle breakdown in dermatomyositis like serum creatine phosphokinase and serum/urine myoglobin.

Treatment / Management

The management of Purtscher retinopathy consists of managing the cause and supportive therapy.[72] A systematic review did not find any difference in the improvement of visual acuity when they compared treatment with steroids versus observation.[2] However, there are reports of visual and anatomical improvement with three daily doses of intravenous methylprednisolone pulse (1000mg) followed by oral steroids.[73] The proposed mechanism of action includes stabilization of the microvasculature and neuronal membrane and inhibition of granulocyte aggregation.

Cases with macular edema may benefit from anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents like bevacizumab.[74] Lupus retinopathy, a common differential for Purtscher-like retinopathy, signifies systemic activity of systemic lupus erythematosus.[75] Such cases require systemic steroids (oral with or without intravenous pulse methylprednisolone) and immunosuppression.

A case of the atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome with thrombotic microangiopathy and Purtscher-like retinopathy had successful treatment with eculizumab (a monoclonal antibody that inhibits cleavage of C5 to C5a and C5b, thereby blocking the terminal pathway of the complement system).[70]

Other therapies attempted for this retinopathy include oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (indomethacin) and papaverine hydrochloride.[34] Future research is needed to manage thrombotic microangiopathy, which is a crucial factor in the pathogenesis of many cases.[72] Bortezomib, a proteasome inhibitor, can deplete the ADAMTS-13 antibody (which plays a vital role in thrombotic microangiopathy) in TTP.[76]

Differential Diagnosis

Differential diagnoses of Purtscher-like retinopathy include several conditions.[77] these differentials include:

Hypertensive retinopathy- This may have multiple cotton wool spots. However, Purtscher flecken are not present. Arteriovenous crossing changes, disc edema, flame-shaped hemorrhage, disc edema, hard exudates in the nasal part of the fovea, and hypertensive choroidopathy may be present[78][79][80]
Lupus retinopathy- Systemic features of systemic lupus erythematosus may be present
Partial central retinal arterial occlusion[81]
Endogenous endophthalmitis[82]
Retinitis[83]
Giant cell arteritis
HIV retinopathy
Ischemic central retinal venous occlusion
Post-febrile retinitis[84]
Commotio retinae[85]

Prognosis

The visual prognosis is variable, and in severe disease, the prognosis is usually poor.[86][61] Poor prognostic factors include:

Macular infarction,
A long duration of acute retinal changes,
Optic disc swelling,
Choroidal hypoperfusion,
Severe retinal capillary nonperfusion,
Prior episode of Purtscher retinopathy in the same eye, and
Involvement of the outer retina.

Agarwal and McKibbin reported 15 cases of Purtscher retinopathy or Purtscher-like retinopathy caused by road traffic accidents with or without long bone fracture, chest compression, and acute pancreatitis.[4] Only 1 one of the 24 eyes had a final visual acuity worse than the presenting visual acuity. With observation alone, 23% of eyes improved by at least 4 Snellen lines, and 50% of eyes improved by at least 2 Snellen lines.[4] Factors associated with mortality in patients with Purtscher-like retinopathy include TTP, cancer, cryoglobulinemia, and systemic lupus erythematosus.[2]

Complications

The long-term sequelae of Purtscher retinopathy or Purtscher-like retinopathy include:

Optic atrophy/ optic disc pallor
Retinal pigment epithelial atrophy
Thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer
Foveal thinning
Attenuation or sheathing of retinal vessels

Deterrence and Patient Education

Patients with pancreatitis should avoid alcohol. Protective measures, including seat belts, may help reduce injury due to the road traffic accident and possibly Purtscher retinopathy.

Enhancing Healthcare Team Outcomes

Interprofessional collaboration is vital in the management of Purtscher retinopathy. The trauma may be life-threatening, and a team approach is required, which involves multiple specialties, including ophthalmology, emergency medicine, radiology, laboratory medicine, nursing, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and critical care medicine. For Purtscher-like retinopathy, the interprofessional team may need doctors from different specializations, including internal medicine, rheumatology, gynecology & obstetrics, nephrology, and others.

Purtscher retinopathy requires an interprofessional team approach, including physicians, specialists, specialty-trained nurses, and pharmacists collaborating across disciplines to achieve optimal patient results. [Level 5]

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Purtscher-like retinopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [right eye]
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Purtscher-like retinopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [note peculiar perivascular clearing]
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