title: Vascular tufts in retrolental fibroplasia.
abstract: Three cases of retrolental fibroplasia with vascular tufts at different locations are described. They probably represent mesenchymal proliferation in response to severe hypoxia. The tufts are reddish-pink in color and angiographically do not leak fluorescein. When present posterior to the equator they suggest an immature retinal circulation and the visual prognosis is poor.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000150:complications; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*