Roth's spot [SEP] named after
Roth's spots may be observed in leukemia, diabetes, subacute bacterial endocarditis, pernicious anemia, ischemic events, hypertensive retinopathy and occasionally in HIV retinopathy.
Roth's spots are named after Moritz Roth.
See also.
- Osler's nodes
- Janeway lesion
External links.
- Image at Nature.com
- Image from the New England Journal of Medicine: Endokarditis
- Image from the New England Journal of Medicine: CML
Litten's sign
Litten's sign is a clinical sign in which cotton wool spots are seen on fundoscopic examination of the retina in patients with infective endocarditis.
The sign is named after Moritz Litten.
See also.
- Roth's spot