Roth spot
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Etiology
- bacterial endocarditis
- leukemia
- diabetes
- pernicious anaemia
- ischemia
- HIV retinopathy (rarely)
Pathology
- retinal hemorrhages with white or pale centers composed of coagulated fibrin
Diagnostic procedures
- funduscopy
- slit-lamp exam
More general terms
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Varga Z, Pavlu J. Images in Clinical Medicine: Roth's Spots N Engl J Med 2005, 353:1041 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16148289
- ↑ Google search Image results for Roth Spots http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=roth+spots&rlz=1R2GFRE_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=it_DSrW3NYLssgO3jaWkCg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CCAQsAQwAw
- ↑ Wikipedia: Roth's Spots http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roth's_spot