PURTSCHER-LIKE RETINOPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH ADULT-ONSET STILL DISEASE.

PURPOSE: To describe clinical, laboratory, and funduscopic data of a patient presenting with newly diagnosed adult-onset Still disease and Purtscher-like retinopathy.

METHODS

Observational case report.

PATIENT: A 43-year-old man presented with a 3-week history of daily high-spiking fever, diffuse arthralgia and myalgia, sore throat, and a transient nonpruritic maculopapular rash. Two weeks from the onset of his illness, he developed a gradual decrease in visual acuity in both eyes. Fundoscopic examination showed multiple areas of retinal whitening, discrete superficial retinal hemorrhages, and few characteristic Purtscher flecken in the left eye.

RESULTS

The patient was diagnosed with adult-onset Still disease. We used high-dose corticosteroid therapy with complete resolution of adult-onset Still disease, but it was ineffective for recovery of vision.

CONCLUSION

Clinicians should be aware of Purtscher-like retinopathy as a severe ophthalmic complication of adult-onset Still disease.