Pediatric retinal detachment due to Coats' disease diagnosed with bedside emergency department ultrasound.
Atraumatic retinal detachment in a pediatric patient is an extremely rare but vision-threatening disease process. Obtaining an adequate history and physical examination in children presenting with eye complaints can be extremely challenging, as young children are frequently unable to provide a good history or comply with a detailed physical examination. The use of high-resolution bedside ultrasonography in the Emergency Department can assist practitioners with obtaining detailed images of structural intraocular pathology. We present the unusual case of a suspected atraumatic retinal detachment in a pediatric patient that was confirmed using this novel imaging modality.
Buzzard
Aaron K
AK
Department of Emergency Medicine, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas, USA.
Linklater
Derek R
DR
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D012173:Retinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography