DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i04.024

Pages: 1156-1157

Previously considered pathognomonic for subacute bacterial endocarditis, white center retinal hemorrhages or Roth spots are currently recognized in connection with several pathologies. We report a case of a patient with white center hemorrhages due to medullar aplasia. Roth spots constitute a retinal morphological manifestation that can occur during several pathological conditions, some of which can be life-threatening. Hence the interest of a serious etiological investigation in the presence of these tasks in the fundus examination. The role of the ophthalmologist is important at the time of diagnosis and during post-treatment surveillance.