Flame-shaped retinal hemorrhage
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0025241
Term info
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Flame-shaped hemorrhages are typically located in the posterior pole and tend to resolve within around six weeks. THeir pathophysiology is thought to reflect ischemic leakage from arterioles or veins that are ischemic or, in the case of veins, under high pressure.
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HPO:probinson
date
2016-12-17T01:14:14Z
definition
A type of retinal hemorrhage that is located within the nerve fiber layer (NFL) of the retina and that exhibits a characteristic flame shape which results from constraints by the structure of the NFL (axons of the ganglion cells).
has exact synonym
Linear retina heme, Feathered retinal heme, Flame-shaped retinal haemorrhage