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Sickle Cell Retinopathy, Black Sunburst

Sickle Cell Retinopathy, Black Sunburst
In sickle cell retinopathy one often finds jetblack hyperpigmentations near the equator, usually in the vicinity of an arteriole. These develop after a deep intraretinal hemorrhage which caused a reactive proliferation of the retinal pigment epithelium.
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany
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Systemic Diseases -> Hematopoesis -> Erythropoesis -> Sickle Cell Disease
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