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Lint: infantile-retinal-haemorrhage

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"Retinal haemorrhages can appear to the ophthalmologist in various shapes depending on the layer(s) of the retina affected. They have been described as dot/blot, boat-shaped, flame-shaped, or splinter-shaped."

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"Retinal haemorrhages are usually diagnosed by ophthalmologists, but they may be seen by ER, ICU, or hospitalist physicians. They are occasionally seen on MR SWI imaging."

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"Birth-related haemorrhages are typically gone by age 1 month. After that, infantile retinal haemorrhages are commonly associated with abusive head trauma; however, they can occur with other conditions that cause increased intracranial pressure or intracranial haemorrhage, such as accidental trauma or asphyxiation, cerebral venous thrombosis, stroke, and encephalitis."

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"Birth-related haemorrhages are typically gone by age 1 month. After that, infantile retinal haemorrhages are commonly associated with abusive head trauma; however, they can occur with other conditions that cause increased intracranial pressure or intracranial haemorrhage, such as accidental trauma or asphyxiation, cerebral venous thrombosis, stroke, and encephalitis."

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