Retinal hemorrhage associated with neonatal idiopathic thrombocytopenia
Purpose: To describe a premature neonate with thrombocytopenia and retinal hemorrhage. Observation: A 33 week premature neonate with neonatal thrombocytopenia (34 × 109 platelet) was found to have left eye retinal hemorrhage. Bilateral retinal exam showed a healthy optic nerve and macula. A 10–12 di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-06-01
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| Series: | American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993625000635 |
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| Summary: | Purpose: To describe a premature neonate with thrombocytopenia and retinal hemorrhage. Observation: A 33 week premature neonate with neonatal thrombocytopenia (34 × 109 platelet) was found to have left eye retinal hemorrhage. Bilateral retinal exam showed a healthy optic nerve and macula. A 10–12 disc diameter large nasal subretinal hemorrhage with an intraretinal white-centered hemorrhage was found. No other retinal abnormalities were found. Resolution of the hemorrhage occurred over the next three months. By this time, thrombocytopenia resolved (final platelet count: 259 × 109/L), and the patient was able to fix and follow. Conclusions and importance: Neonatal thrombocytopenia associated retinal hemorrhage is not commonly reported in the literature. Further research will elucidate whether newborn retinal screening should be recommended for all neonates with thrombocytopenia. |
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| ISSN: | 2451-9936 |