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Retinal Hemorrhage, Battered Child

Retinal Hemorrhage, Battered Child
The fundus of the battered child shows a fresh peripapillary hemorrhage. A little outside the hemorrhage chorioretinal atrophy is visible, a strong indicator of previous traumatic episodes.
Ruprecht, Klaus, Prof. Dr. med., Universitäts-Augenklinik, Homburg/Saar, Germany
T74.1
Retina -> Trauma (Injury) -> Battered Child Syndrome
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