White Centered hemorrhagesโฃ
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๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐โฃ
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Described by Moritz Roth in 1872, Named as โRoth Spotโ in 1878 by Litten โฃ
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๐๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด:โฃ
โ Subacute bacterial endocarditiisโฃ
โ Anemia/Thrombocytopeniaโฃ
โ Leukemiaโฃ
โ Collagen vascular diseasesโฃ
โ Hypertensive/Diabetic Retinopathyโฃ
โ HIVโฃ
โ Anoxiaโฃ
โ Shaken baby syndromeโฃ
โ CO poisoningโฃ
โ Vitamin B 12 deficiencyโฃ
โ Traumatic delivery etcโฃ
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๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐บ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐บ:โฃ
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โ They result from retinal capillary rupture and extrusion of whole blood.โฃ
โ This is followed by platelet adhesion to the damaged endothelium initiating aโฃ
coagulation cascade and formation of a white lesion in the centre of the hemorrhage,โฃ
which is a platelet-fibrin thrombus.โฃ
โ In leukemia, the white centre could correspond to an accumulation of leukemic cells.โฃ
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๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ด:โฃ
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Asymptomatic unless macula is involvedโฃ
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