Cotton-Wool Spot in a Patient with Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes (Colour Image)
Cotton-Wool Spot in a Patient with Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes (Colour Image)
Male, 64 years.
Main complaint: slight vision deterioration.
General medical history: BMI 24.9, non-smoker, arterial hypertenson since 20y, diabetes Type II since 20 y, HbA1c 6.7%.
Finding:
Image in 2009: Ophthalmoscopy showed a cotton-wool spot superior of the optic disc resembling an edema of the retinal nerve fiber layer, and several retinal hemorrhages.
Cotton-Wool Spot in a Patient with Arterial Hypertension and Diabetes (Colour Image)retinal microinfarct, CWS, microinfarction
Michelson, Georg, Prof. Dr. med., Interdisciplinary Center of Ophthalmic Preventive Medicine and Imaging, Department of Ophthalmology, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen, Germany; Müller, Jörg, Dr.med., Private Praxis Gera, Gera, Germany; Müller, Hans-Jürgen, Dr.med., Private Praxis Gera, Gera, Germany
