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 | |
D57 | |
Systemic Diseases -> Hematopoesis -> Erythropoesis -> Sickle Cell Disease | |
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