Retinal Hemorrhage Incidence of Newborn with Intra-uterine Growth Retardation in Korea
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- Text
- Authors
- Joo, Jin-Ho; Kim, Young-Gyoon
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- Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society. 58(1):113-116
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- case-report
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Purpose We report 3 cases of patients with retinal hemorrhage among 27 newborns with intrauterine growth retardation. Case summary Twenty-seven newborns with intrauterine growth retardation were examined using the indirect ophthalmoscope for confirming retinal hemorrhage which was observed in 3 patients. The mean gestational age and birth weight (g) of the 3 patients were 37+6 weeks and 2,086.7 g, respectively. Among the 3 newborns, 1 patient's mother had oligohydramnios. Two patients were delivered vaginally and 1 by cesarean section. All 3 patients had no birth trauma and the retinal hemorrhage was resolved within 2 weeks after the first eye examination. Conclusions We observed 3 cases with retinal hemorrhage in neonates with intrauterine growth retardation which improved within 2 weeks.