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Roth spot

Etiology: - bacterial endocarditis - leukemia - diabetes - pernicious anaemia - ischemia - HIV retinopathy (rarely) Pathology: - retinal hemorrhages with white or pale centers composed of coagulated fibrin Special laboratory: - funduscopy - slit-lamp exam

Related

Janeway spot or lesion (smoke ring) Osler's node

General

sign/symptom

References

  1. Varga Z, Pavlu J. Images in Clinical Medicine: Roth's Spots N Engl J Med 2005, 353:1041 PMID: 16148289
  2. Google search Image results for Roth Spots http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=roth+spots&rlz=1R2GFRE_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=it_DSrW3NYLssgO3jaWkCg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CCAQsAQwAw
  3. Wikipedia: Roth's Spots http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roth's_spot