Retinal hemorrhages caused by accidental household trauma

C W Christian; A A Taylor; R W Hertle; A C Duhaime

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(99)70343-4

Retinal hemorrhages caused by accidental household trauma

J Pediatr. 1999 Jul;135(1):125-7. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(99)70343-4.

Authors

C W Christian¹, A A Taylor, R W Hertle, A C Duhaime

Affiliation

¹ University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia; and the Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.

PMID: 10393620
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(99)70343-4

Abstract

Traumatic retinal hemorrhages in young children are considered pathognomonic of child abuse. We identified 3 children with unilateral retinal hemorrhages caused by accidental household trauma. The hemorrhages were ipsilateral to intracranial hemorrhage and isolated to the posterior retinal pole.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls*
Child Abuse / diagnosis
Craniocerebral Trauma / complications
Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Retinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
Retinal Hemorrhage / etiology*