ROTH SPOTS

Course overview

WHITE-CENTERED RETINAL HEMORRHAGES, ALSO KNOWN AS ROTH SPOTS, ARE RETINAL HEMORRHAGES THAT CAN BE SEEN IN A VARIETY OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS. ROTH SPOTS ARE MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS AND HAVE BEEN DETECTED IN 80 PERCENT OF CASES OF SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS. THEY ARE ALSO SEEN IN ASSOCIATION WITH CONDITIONS INCLUDING LEUKEMIA, ANEMIA, HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY, PREECLAMPSIA, DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, AND ANOXIA. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ROTH SPOTS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.