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Case Reports
. 2009 Dec 8;181(12):E277.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.081968. Epub 2009 Nov 9.

Sudden loss of vision: Purtscher retinopathy in multiple myeloma

Amit Nautiyal  1 , Guillermo Amescua, Angus Jameson, Joel F Gradowski, Feiyu Hong, Bernard Doft
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Case Reports

Sudden loss of vision: Purtscher retinopathy in multiple myeloma

Amit Nautiyal et al. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Composite digital fundus photographs of the posterior poles of the right and left retinas of a 53-year-old man with Purtscher retinopathy, showing areas of anterior retinal whitening (dotted arrows) with minimal flame hemorrhages (black arrows) and normal peripheral retina.
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