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Roth's spot

Roth's spots are round white spots in the retina surrounded by hemorrhage found on fundoscopy (using an ophthalmoscope to view inside the eye).

They are usually caused by microemboli, often from bacterial endocarditis.



07-14-2008 23:18:10
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