Vitreous hemorrhage as the initial manifestation of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
OBJECTIVE
To report vitreous hemorrhage as the initial manifestation in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, an uncommon presentation.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 69-year-old white woman presented with diffuse vitreous hemorrhage as the initial manifestation of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, 12 years after plaque radiotherapy for choroidal melanoma.


CONCLUSIONS
Unexplained and recurrent vitreous hemorrhage should be evaluated for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
From the Ocular Oncology Service, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Kiran
K
Turaka
Carol L
CL
Shields
Carlos
C
Bianciotto
Jerry A
JA
Shields