Preretinal hemorrhage preventing subretinal involvement in multilayer macular hemorrhages: coincidence or plausible relationship?
Int J Retina Vitreous
; 7(1): 21, 2021 Mar 16.
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BACKGROUND: To report four cases with interesting anatomical presentations of multilayer macular hemorrhages with preretinal hemorrhage possibly preventing subretinal involvement of the macular area. CASES PRESENTATION: Observational study of four patients presenting with macular hemorrhages. RESULTS: Four patients with multilayer macular hemorrhage due to different causes, presented with a halo-shaped submacular hemorrhage coincident with the preretinal hemorrhage borders. After resolution, in all cases, the macular area underneath the preretinal hemorrhage was found to be spared. CONCLUSION: We hypothesized that an extensive preretinal hemorrhage can exert a mechanical force pushing the subretinal hemorrhage towards the periphery, consequently protecting the macular area.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Retina Vitreous
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Reino Unido