Bilateral retinal hemorrhages in a newborn child with an intranatal mechanical injury (a clinical case)
Abstract
Retinal hemorrhages (RH) are common in newborns after natural, especially traumatic, labor. RH in infants differ in morphological characteristics, localization, severity, involvement of the fovea zone and optic nerve, time of desorption, and long-term consequences. Long-term desorption of RH is estimated as amblyogenic factor, which can cause fibrotic changes in the retina, and, as a result, a decrease in visual functions. The paper presents a clinical case of a 2-year follow-up of a patient with an intrapartum mechanical injury. In early neonatal period little female patient had moderate grade of RH with fovea involvement in both eyes with complete resorption of hemorrhages by 3 months. An assessment of ophthalmostatus at the age of two y.o. did not show adverse effects of RH.
About the Authors
I. A. Gndoyan
Volgograd State Medical University Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Volgograd
N. A. Adelshina
Volgograd State Medical University Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Volgograd
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Gndoyan I.A., Adelshina N.A. Bilateral retinal hemorrhages in a newborn child with an intranatal mechanical injury (a clinical case). Bashkortostan Medical Journal. 2024;19(5):56-59. (In Russ.)
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