The significance of white-centered retinal hemorrhages in the shaken baby syndrome.
Retinal hemorrhages in healthy children with or without a history of associated trauma are a strong indicator of child abuse. This report describes six cases of battered infants who presented with white-centered retinal hemorrhages. We discuss potential mechanisms for the presence of white-centered retinal hemorrhages in battered children.
Kapoor
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0787, USA.
Schiffman
J
J
Tang
R
R
Kiang
E
E
Li
H
H
Woodward
J
J
D001497:Battered Child Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*