Bilateral periopticointrascleral hemorrhages associated with traumatic child abuse.
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Abstract
To report a case of bilateral periopticoscleral hemorrhages associated with traumatic child abuse. Postmortem gross examination and histopathologic studies of both eyes and the optic nerves of a 6-month-old infant who died from subdural hematoma. Gross examination and histopathologic step sections disclosed bilateral intrascleral hemorrhages around both optic nerves. In addition, bilateral diffuse multilayered retinal, vitreous, and sublaminar (beneath the internal limiting membrane) hemorrhages were present. Periopticointrascleral hemorrhages are characteristic of blunt head trauma and may constitute important forensic evidence in cases of suspected child abuse.
Medical subject headings
- Battered Child Syndrome
- Eye Hemorrhage
- Myelin Sheath
- Optic Nerve Diseases
- Scleral Diseases