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AP‐ROP in an infant with minimal oxygen exposure
Author(s) -
Buksh Mariam J,
Dai Shuan,
Kuschel Carl A
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01287.x
Subject(s) - retinopathy of prematurity , medicine , blindness , retinal , childhood blindness , pediatrics , disease , intensive care medicine , ophthalmology , optometry , gestational age , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a multifactorial disease affecting the developing retinal vasculature and remains an important cause of blindness in very preterm infants. Rush disease, or aggressive posterior ROP (AP‐ROP), progresses rapidly to stage 5 disease without exhibiting the classical course that includes stages 1–3. We describe an infant with minimal exposure to oxygen who developed AP‐ROP that led to bilateral retinal detachments and a poor visual outcome, despite following current recommended screening guidelines.