Retinal hemorrhages caused by accidental household trauma.
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.
Christian
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia; and the Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Taylor
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Hertle
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Duhaime
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*