Retinal hemorrhages caused by accidental household trauma

Authors
Christian, CW Taylor, AA Hertle, RW Duhaime, AC
Citation
Cw. Christian et al., Retinal hemorrhages caused by accidental household trauma, J PEDIAT, 135(1), 1999, pp. 125-127
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
ISSN journal
00223476 → ACNP
Volume
135
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
125 - 127
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(199907)135:1<125:RHCBAH>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Traumatic retinal hemorrhages in young children are considered pathognomoni c of child abuse. We identified 3 children with unilateral retinal hemorrha ges caused by accidental household trauma. The hemorrhages were ipsilateral to intracranial hemorrhage and isolated to the posterior retinal pole.